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In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, smoke can be seen from a forest fire in Yalongjiang township of Muli County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Monday, April 1, 2019. The fire high in the mountains of western China's Sichuan province has killed over two dozen firefighters and others, the government said Monday. (Lin Jiping/Xinhua via AP)

Firefighters contain fire in China’s mountains where 30 died

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FILE - In this April 27, 2016, file photo, the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1), center, sits pier side along with support ships at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Va. The U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS Wasp arrived in Subic Bay, the Philippines, Saturday, March 30, 2019, with its complement of Marines and F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in preparation for joint exercises with the Philippines.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a military award ceremony at the Presidential office in Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, April 1, 2019. Taiwan said Monday its planes warned off Chinese military aircraft that crossed the center line in the Taiwan Strait, and called China's move a provocation that seeks to alter the status quo in the waterway dividing the island from mainland China. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan protests China jets crossing center of Taiwan Strait

By JOHNSON LAI - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, 2nd right, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, prior to their meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Merkel and Juncker are meeting with Macron as they prepare for a possibly chaotic Brexit and a crucial summit with China. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Angela Merkel, Germany unnerved by China dependence as ally becomes rival

By Austin Davis — Special to The Washington Times

Liu Yuejin, vice commissioner of the National Narcotics Control Commission, speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Monday, April 1, 2019. China announced Monday that all fentanyl-related drugs, as a group, would become controlled substances, effective May 1, a step U.S. officials have long advocated as a way to stem the flow of lethal opioids from China. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

China moves to crack down on all forms of fentanyl

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The Agriculture Department predicts a 10 percent uptick from last year in farm profit to $69.4 billion, according to the agency's first forecast for 2019. (Associated Press/File)

Farm subsidies, prices temper Trump trade tariffs

By James Varney - The Washington Times

At least 7 killed in China’s latest industrial accident

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FILE- In this Feb. 19, 2019 file photo, a sign is posted outside Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Fla. An Associated Press review of state records shows that officers and deputies in Florida have investigated hundreds of massage parlors for illegal sexual activity for years, but the owners and employees usually get off with civil fines and misdemeanor charges, even when there are signs of potential trafficking.(Hannah Morse/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)

AP Investigation: Florida gets tougher on massage-parlor sex

By MIKE SCHNEIDER and TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

China requires naturalized players to learn party history

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Protesters raise placards and flags against an extradition law during a march toward the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sunday, March 31, 2019. Business and human rights groups are expressing concern over proposed changes to Hong Kong's extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China where they could be subject to torture and unfair prosecution. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Proposed Hong Kong extradition law changes spark concerns

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In this Wednesday, March 27, 2019, photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, right, is greeted by supporters upon arriving in Hawaii. Speaking during the visit to Hawaii on Wednesday, Tsai said requests have been submitted to the U.S. for F-16V fighters and M1 Abrams tanks. If approved, the move could set off new tensions between the U.S. and China, which considers Taiwan its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan’s Tsai confirms request to buy new US fighters, tanks

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

China plans multinational fleet review marking navy founding

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FILE- This undated image provided by the Smithsonian Institution shows Samuel Slater's Spinning frame that is part of the permanent collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Slater of Derbyshire, had apprenticed under a leading British industrialist. Figuring his prospects were brighter across the Atlantic, Slater disguised himself as a farmer, boarded a ship to the United States, signed on with a business owner in Rhode Island and replanted Britain’s cutting-edge cotton-spinning technology on American soil. In the United States, he was sometimes called “the father of the American Industrial Revolution.’’ (Eric Long/National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution via AP)

In trade wars of 200 years ago, the pirates were Americans

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern , right, arrives for a National Remembrance Service in Hagley Park for the victims of the March 15 mosques terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

HRW urges New Zealand’s Ardern to discuss Muslims in China

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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer walk together as they leave their hotel in Beijing. China says U.S. trade negotiators will arrive in Beijing late Thursday afternoon and start the new round talks with a working dinner. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

US trade negotiators arrive in China for resumed talks

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga said that if the U.S. wants democracy to flourish in his country, then the Trump administration must encourage private investment from major American companies (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)

Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga: U.S. losing to China diplomacy in Africa

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 4, 2017, file photo, Interpol President Meng Hongwei delivers his opening address at the Interpol World Congress, in Singapore. China has expelled former Interpol chief Meng from public office and the ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

China expels ex-Interpol president from public office, party

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Trump says Google is committed to US not Chinese military

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

This Wednesday, March 13, 2019 photo show a general view of the North Korea's embassy in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday March 13, 2019. A Spanish court is accusing an American, Mexican and South Korean part of a 10-strong group that led an attack on the North Korean Embassy in February, saying the FBI was offered stolen data. National Court judge Jose de la Mata on Tuesday, March 26 lifted a secrecy order, announcing it had found evidence of various crimes, including trespassing, injuries, threats and burglary committed by &quot;a criminal organization.&quot; (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A look at alleged raiders of North Korean Embassy in Madrid

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE- In this Feb. 22, 2019, file photo President Donald Trump, left, talks at the same time that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, second from right, talks with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, second from left, during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The Trump administration and Chinese officials will hold their latest round of talks late this week in Beijing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Trump team and China seek elusive deal as latest talks near

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press