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This China National Space Administration (CNSA) handout image released by Xinhua News Agency, shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang'e-6 probe taken by a mini rover after it landed on the moon surface, June 4, 2024. China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth on Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China on Tuesday afternoon in the Inner Mongolian region. (CNSA/Xinhua via AP, File)

In world’s first, China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe brings back samples from dark side of Moon

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

This undated photo provided by the U.S. District Attorney shows confiscated drug money. The Justice Department today announced a 10-count superseding indictment charging Los Angeles-based associates of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel with conspiring with money-laundering groups linked to Chinese underground banking to launder drug trafficking proceeds. (U.S. District Attorney via AP)

China quietly uses cartel drug trade to upend American harmony at home

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

Leapmotor vehicles are parked outside a showroom in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province on May 14, 2024. China and the European Union are open to holding talks on the EU’s recent decision to sharply raise tariffs on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, officials from both sides say. (AP Photo/Caroline Chen, File)

China, EU are open to talks on plans to hike tariffs on Chinese EVs

By Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right and Poland's President Andrzej Duda attend the welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, June 24, 2024. (Pedro Pardo/Pool Photo via AP)

NATO member Poland’s president visits China, expecting to talk to Xi about Ukraine

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A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. The United States renewed a warning Tuesday, June 18, 2024, that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino navy personnel were injured and their supply boats damaged in one of the most serious confrontations between the Philippines and China in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

U.S. protested China’s latest clash with the Philippines in South China Sea, State official reveals

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

China's President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Nov. 19, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Chinese leader Xi talked Wednesday, April 26, 2023, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by phone and appealed for negotiations in Russia's war against his country, warning “there is no winner in a nuclear war,” state media said, in a long-anticipated conversation after Beijing said it wanted to act as peace mediator. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)

White House says Beijing rejects call to restrict AI use in nuclear weapons use

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

America's energy dependence on China and net zero from electric vehicles illustration by Greg Groesch / The Washington Times

How dependent on China do we want to be?

By Michael McKenna

Students review their exam preparation materials in the last minutes before the National College Entrance Exam, or Gaokao, outside an exam venue in Hai'an city in east China's Jiangsu province Friday, June 7, 2024. A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China in Jiangsu province has become a celebrity on Chinese social media after getting into the final round of a math competition, beating many others from elite universities while raising questions about the education system. . (Chinatopix via AP)

A vocational school student stuns China by besting university competitors in a math contest

By Fu Ting - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, rescuers clear debris in a flood-affected area in Sishui Township of Pingyuan County, Meizhou City, southern China's Guangdong Province, June 20, 2024. Several people have died and others are missing after downpours caused historic flooding in rural parts of Guangdong province in southern China, while authorities warned Friday of more flooding ahead in other parts of the country. (Lu Hanxin/Xinhua via AP)

Historic flooding in southern China kills 47, with more floods feared in coming days

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China sanctions several Lockheed Martin units, three executives over arms deals with Taiwan

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un exchange documents during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Putin and Kim signed a new partnership that includes a vow of mutual aid if either country is attacked, during a Wednesday summit that came as both face escalating standoffs with the West. (Kristina Kormilitsyna, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia-North Korea pact could dent China’s influence, but Beijing still holds sway over both

By Didi Tang and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

FILE - Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., right, and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong inspect honor guards during a welcome ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Vietnam is ready to hold talks with the Philippines to settle their overlapping claims to the undersea continental shelf in the South China Sea, official Vietnamese media said Friday, June 21, 2024, in a diplomatic approach that contrasts with China’s increasingly assertive actions to fortify its claims in the contested waters. (Hoang Thong Nhat/VNA via AP, File)

Vietnam says it’s ready to hold talks with Philippines on overlapping continental shelf claims

By Aniruddha Ghosal and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The Treasury Department has fleshed out its proposed rule that would restrict and monitor U.S. investments in China for artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The proposed rule, released Friday, June 21, 2024, stems from President Joe Biden's August 2023 executive order regarding the access that "countries of concern" have to American dollars funding advanced technologies that the U.S. government says would enhance their military, intelligence, surveillance, and cyber capabilities. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

U.S. proposes rules to stop Americans from investing in Chinese technology with military uses

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by Armed Forces of the Philippines, Chinese Coast Guard hold knives and machetes as they approach Philippine troops on a resupply mission in the Second Thomas Shoal at the disputed South China Sea on June 17, 2024. The Philippines said Friday, June 21, 2024, it has no plan to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after Chinese coast guard vessels rammed, boarded and used machetes and axes to damage two Philippine navy boats in a chaotic faceoff that injured Filipino navy personnel at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. (Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP)

Philippines won’t invoke mutual defense treaty with U.S. after Chinese confrontation at shoal

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Xi echoes Mao in urging communist political control over PLA ‘guns’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speak during a business luncheon with China's Premier Li Qiang at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Malaysian leader Anwar says China a ‘true friend’ and not to be feared as Premier Li ends visit

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A dilapidated but still active Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre sits at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. The United States renewed a warning Tuesday, June 18, 2024, that it’s obligated to defend its close treaty ally a day after Filipino navy personnel were injured and their supply boats damaged in one of the most serious confrontations between the Philippines and China in a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, officials said. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippines demands China return rifles and pay for boat damage after hostilities in disputed sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this photo released by Malaysia's Department of Information, China's Premier Li Qiang, left, shakes hands with Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim before their meeting in Putrajaya, Malaysia, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Malaysia's Department of Information via AP)

Fresh Malaysian durians will make their way to China as trade deals signed during Premier Li’s visit

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water canons on a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea as they blocked its path during a re-supply mission on Aug. 5, 2023. The Philippine military chief demanded Wednesday that China returns several rifles and equipment seized by the Chinese coast guard in a disputed shoal and pay for damage it caused to two navy rubber boats in an assault he likened to an act of piracy in the South China Sea.. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

China ramps up aggressive action against Philippine supply boats

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre is seen at the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the South China Sea, April 23, 2023. A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, June 17, 2024, China's coast guard said.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S. warns as latest clash with China injures Philippine sailors at disputed shoal

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press