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A traffic policeman shows direction to a Mercedes limousine with a golden emblem, similar to one North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used previously, is escorted by motorcades traveling past Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. North Korean state media reported Tuesday that Kim is making a four-day trip to China in what's likely an effort by him to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could happen early this year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The Latest: Kim reportedly committed to summit with Trump

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A man checks on his mobile phone near the main entrance gate of the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. U.S. and Chinese envoys extended trade talks into a third day Wednesday after President Donald Trump said negotiations aimed at ending a tariff war were &quot;going very well!&quot; (AP Photo/Oliver Zhang)

Chinese premier meets with Tesla’s Musk as trade talks end

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China's lunar rover leaves wheel marks after leaving the lander that touched down on the surface of the far side of the moon. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday, Jan. 3, made the first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, state media said. The lunar explorer Chang'e 4 touched down at 10:26 a.m., China Central Television said in a brief announcement at the top of its noon news broadcast. (China National Space Administration/Xinhua News Agency via AP)

Trump Space Force boosted by China moon landing

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Illustration on China's moon mission by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

There’s a 21st-century space race that America isn’t running

By Jed Babbin

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. Xi urged both sides to reach an early consensus on the unification of China and Taiwan and not leave the issue for future generations. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool) ** FILE **

U.S., China leave next steps for trade talks unclear

By Joe McDonald and Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, a commuter looks out from a bus window decorated with Chinese New Year decoration traveling on a road in Beijing. The United States and China have held their first face-to-face trade talks since Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed on Dec. 1 to postpone further tariff increases in a fight over technology between the two biggest economies. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

5 things to know about US-Chinese trade negotiations

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In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo provided on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks with his wife Ri Sol-ju at Pyongyang Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, before leaving for China. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un travels to China ahead of possible 2nd U.S. summit

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they attend the welcome ceremony at Yanqi Lake during the Belt and Road Forum, in Beijing, China, Monday, May 15, 2017. (Roman Pilipey/Pool Photo via AP)

How China and Russia behave like Japan and Germany in the 1930s

By Peter Morici

China Treatment of American Market Interests Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How to respond to Chinese investment

By Alan Tonelson

FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2019, file photo Timothy Nick, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 8. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Asian shares rally on hopes for China-US trade breakthrough

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

A man rides with a student pass crime scene investigators as they leave the Beijing No. 1 Affiliated Elementary School of Xuanwu Normal School in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. A male attacker injured 20 children Tuesday inside the primary school in China's capital, officials said. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Man injures 20 kids with hammer in Chinese primary school

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In this June 19, 2018, file photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping. Kim’s first foray outside of North Korea as leader was for a summit with Xi last March. The two met again in May and June, just ahead of and just after Kim’s June 12 summit with Trump in Singapore. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP, File)

Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping talk strategy ahead of potential summit with Donald Trump

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Deputy U.S. trade representative, Jeffrey D. Gerrish who is leading a U.S. trade delegation leaves from a hotel for a second day of meetings with Chinese officials in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. Facing a March deadline, talks aimed at ending a trade war between China and the U.S. are underway, with the world's two biggest economies expressing optimism over the potential for progress but neither indicating its stance has changed. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

No word on progress after 2nd day of China-US trade talks

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo provided on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with his wife Ri Sol Ju at Pyongyang Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, before leaving for China. While President Donald Trump waits in the wings, Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping, yet another nod to the leader Kim most needs to court as he tries to undermine support for international sanctions while giving up little, if any, ground on denuclearization. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Analysis: With Trump in waiting, Kim courts China’s support

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

U.S. Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney is chased by journalists as he walks into a hotel after a second day of meetings with Chinese officials in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. An official Chinese newspaper warned Washington not to demand too much from Beijing as talks on ending their tariff war wound up a second day Tuesday with no word on possible progress. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

U.S., China end talks on tariff battle with no word on outcome

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

A traffic policeman shows direction to a Mercedes limousine with a golden emblem, similar to one North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used previously, is escorted by motorcades traveling past Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. North Korean state media reported Tuesday that Kim is making a four-day trip to China in what's likely an effort by him to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could happen early this year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Kim looking to ‘achieve results’ in 2nd summit with Trump

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 22, 2014, file photo. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, right, looks on as a set of Tesla Model S sedans are delivered to its first customers in China at an event in Beijing. Musk said Monday, Jan. 7, 2019 on twitter that the automaker is breaking ground for a Shanghai factory and will start production of its Model 3 by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Tesla breaks ground on factory in Shanghai

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert B. Kaplan arrives as part of a trade delegation at a hotel in Beijing, China, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019. The U.S. delegation led by deputy U.S. trade representative, Jeffrey D. Gerrish arrived in the Chinese capital ahead of trade talks with China,(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The Latest: China protests US warship as trade talks start

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In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo, new electric-powered taxis are charged at a public charging station in Shenzhen city, south China's Guangdong province. One of China's major cities has reached an environmental milestone, an almost all electric-powered taxi fleet. The high-tech hub of Shenzhen in southern China announced at the start of this year that 99 percent of the 21,689 taxis operating in the city were electric. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Giving up gas: China’s Shenzhen switches to electric taxis

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In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, photo provided on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with his wife Ri Sol Ju at Pyongyang Station in Pyongyang, North Korea, before leaving for China. Kim left for China for a four-day trip, the North's state media reported Tuesday, amid speculation that he may attempt to coordinate his positions with Beijing ahead of his likely summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un arrives in Beijing for talks

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press