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Illustration on trade gap realities by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Assessing the trade gaps, fairly

By Alan Tonelson

Italy sends mixed signals on China port investment deal

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China says Canadian canola will face stricter assessments

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In this Monday, March 4, 2019, photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the Future Farmers of America and Johnston High School students in Johnston, Iowa. President Donald Trump’s willingness to engage in international trade fights has set off volleys of retaliatory tariffs that are driving down the price of pork, corn and soybeans in Iowa and elsewhere. Pompeo sought to calm some of those nerves Monday even as he warned that Chinese theft of technology affects agriculture, too. “The good news is this _ help is on the way,” Pompeo said. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Farmer patience on tariffs comes with caution flag for Trump

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg listens to a question as he testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Facebook’s vision of future? Looks like Chinese app WeChat

By KELVIN CHAN - Associated Press

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives for a press conference on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Friday, March 8, 2019. The U.S.-North Korea summit in Vietnam last week was an &quot;important step&quot; toward denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, China's foreign minister said Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China calls US-North Korea summit an ‘important step’

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Wu Yingjie, center, Communist Party secretary of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, laughs as attendants refill mugs of tea during a group discussion session held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in the Tibet Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The Chinese Communist Party chief for Tibet said on Wednesday that the Dalai Lama has not done a &quot;single good thing&quot; for the region. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chinese official insists no love for Dalai Lama in Tibet

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press

The Chinese military hacker unit has conducted operations since at least 2013 in support of China’s naval modernization effort. (U.S. Navy)

U.S. counters China cyberattacks

By Bill Gertz

China says pest concerns justify ban on Canadian canola

By CHRIS BODEEN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for an executive order on a "National Roadmap to Empower Veterans and End Veteran Suicide," in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

U.S. trade deficit rose to 10-year high in 2018, government reports

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE- In this Tuesday, March 5, 2019, file photo the Cape Kortia container ship, left, heads into the Port of Tacoma in Commencement Bay in Tacoma, Wash. The U.S. trade deficit jumped nearly 19 percent in December, pushing the trade imbalance for all of 2018 to widen to a decade-long high of $621 billion. The gap with China on goods widened to an all-time record of $419.2 billion. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

US trade gap jumped to 10-year high; record gap with China

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 5, 2019 photo, a security official tries to keep journalists back from the steps of the Great Hall of the People as delegates arrive for the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing. The annual meeting of China's legislature is a highly scripted affair, but quirky moments and offbeat details lurk around the edges and behind the scenes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Why a meaningful US-China trade deal could be hard to reach

By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

Abdullah Macapaar, center, who uses the nom de guerre Commander Bravo, talks with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, left, and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez following oath-taking ceremony for the creation of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority or BTA at the Presidential Palace in Manila, Philippines Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. The Muslim rebels will serve as administrators of a new Muslim autonomous region in a delicate milestone to settle one of Asia's longest-raging rebellions. Several commanders, including Commander Bravo, long wanted for deadly attacks were given safety passes to be able to travel to Manila and join the ceremony.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana wants review of 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The new Honda 'E' concept car is veiled with a red dustsheet during the press day at the '89th Geneva International Motor Show' in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 05, 2019. The 'Geneva International Motor Show' takes place in Switzerland from March 7 until March 17, 2019. Automakers are rolling out new electric and hybrid models at the show as they get ready to meet tougher emissions requirements in Europe - while not forgetting the profitable and popular SUVs and SUV-like crossovers. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP)

After years of promise, battery cars about to go mainstream

By DAVID McHUGH - Associated Press

A couple wearing masks ride a bicycle as the cityscape is covered with a thick haze of fine dust particles in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. South Korean Environment Ministry issued emergency fine dust reduction measures on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea proposes rain project with China to clean Seoul air

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrive at the opening session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 5, 2019. China's government announced a robust annual economic growth target and a 7.5 percent rise in military spending Tuesday at a legislative session overshadowed by a tariff war with Washington. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China says new law will bar demands for technology handover

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

China revokes Canadian canola permit as dispute escalates

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FILE- In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a court appearance in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada said Friday, March 1, 2019, it will allow the U.S. extradition case against Wanzhou to proceed. She is due in court on March 6, at which time a date for her extradition hearing will be set. Meng is wanted in the U.S. on fraud charges that she misled banks about the company's business dealings in Iran. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

China accuses detained Canadians of stealing state secrets

By ROB GILLIES and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference with Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. at the Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Home Office in Manila, Philippines. The United States is more likely to be involved in a &quot;shooting war&quot; in the disputed South China Sea than the Philippines but the latter would be embroiled in such a conflict just the same because of its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with Washington, the Philippine defense chief said Tuesday, March 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool, File)

Philippines worried it may get involved in war at sea for US

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 2, 2012, file photo, Human rights activist Jiang Tianyong speaks to journalists outside a hospital after his failed attempt to see a Chinese activist who is believed to be seeking treatment in Beijing, China. The wife of Jiang who recently completed a two-year prison sentence on national security charges says he has now returned to his parents’ home in central China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Chinese rights lawyer returns home after 2-year sentence

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