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In this July 30, 2018, photo, an Iranian street money exchanger holds a U.S. banknote in downtown Tehran, Iran. As the Trump administration readies to re-impose sanctions on Iran that were lifted by the Obama administration under the nuclear deal, American allies fear greater regional instability. Sanctions on trade in Iranian metals and automobiles go back into effect Monday. The more significant sanctions _ those on Iran’s oil sector and central bank _ go back into effect in November (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran president strikes hard line as some US sanctions resume

By NASSER KARIMI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, file photo, Indonesian Navy staff participate in a computer-simulated drill in Singapore. Chinese and Southeast Asian naval forces have staged their first computer-simulated drills so they can jointly respond to emergencies and build trust amid the long-seething disputes in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Vape enthusiasts may consider giving up their habit if the Chinese-produced devices are hit by Trump administration tariffs. (Associated Press/File)

Juul, other e-cigarette and vape pen makers may take hit in trade war with China

By Natalie Malek - The Washington Times

Google exec questioned by senators about Chinese search engine

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

2 researchers from China accused of stealing trade secrets

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In this Monday, July 23, 2018 photo, lobster fisherman Ernie Piton looks out from his boat Risky Business in Key Largo, in the Florida Keys. Lobster fishermen in the Florida Keys fear a trade war with China could undermine storm recovery in the island chain. Lobsters are among the seafood and other U.S. goods hit by Chinese tariffs in early July, after the Trump administration put tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of Chinese goods. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida lobster fishermen fear trade war amid Irma recovery

By JENNIFER KAY - Associated Press

In this July 6, 2018, file photo, a container ship is docked at a port in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

China announces $60B of U.S. goods for tariff retaliation

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

In this photo taken July 3, 2015, Abbot Xuecheng of the Beijing Longquan Temple poses for a photo at the temple in Beijing, China. Xue, one of China's highest-ranking Buddhist monks is facing a government investigation over accusations of sexual misconduct, in what is seen by some as an indication the #MeToo movement is gaining traction in the world's most populous nation. (Chinatopix via AP)

Monk accused of sexual misconduct as #MeToo expands in China

By GERRY SHIH - Associated Press

Indonesian Navy staff participate in a computer-simulated drill in Singapore, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Chinese and Southeast Asian naval forces have staged their first computer-simulated drills so they can jointly respond to emergencies and build trust amid the long-seething disputes in the South China Sea. The two-day exercises that ended Friday involved more than 40 sailors from China and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez)

China, ASEAN navies stage 1st emergency drills amid feud

By JIM GOMEZ and ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

GM seeks tariff exemption for SUV imported from China

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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2017 file photo, United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, with Mexico's Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, right, speaks during the conclusion of the fourth round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Washington. Gathering strength for a potentially brutal trade war with China, the United States is trying to patch things up with its friends. U.S. and Mexican negotiators are meeting Thursday and Friday to work on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement -- a deal that looked virtually dead a few months ago. And last week the Trump administration reached a cease-fire with Europe in a dispute over autos. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US mends ties with allies, prepares for trade war with China

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 28, 2016, file photo, visitors gather at a display booth for Google at the 2016 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. Google is reportedly working on a mobile version of its search engine that will comply with strict censorship controls in China. The Intercept reported that the work has been ongoing since the spring of 2017 and was accelerated in December following a meeting between Google CEO Sundar Pichai and a top government official. It cited internal Google documents and unnamed people familiar with the plans. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

EDITORIAL: Google buys a return to China, and it’s no bargain

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

ASEAN foreign ministers pose for a photo ahead of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. From left to right are Laos' Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia's Saifuddin Abdullah, Myanmar's U Kyaw Tin, Philippines' Alan Cayetano, Vietnam's Pham Binh Minh, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Don Pramudwinai, Brunei's Erywan Yusof, Cambodia's Perak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Retno Marsudi and ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

China calls draft pact on territorial feud a ‘breakthrough’

By ANNABELLE LIANG and JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 24, 2017, file photo, Fan Bingbing poses for photographers as she arrives for the screening of the film The Beguiled at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Chinese actress Fan has disappeared from social media amid rumors she is the target of a tax evasion investigation and that she, her brother and boyfriend have been barred from leaving China. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

X-Men’s Fan Bingbing off social media amid China tax rumors

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FILE - In this April 28, 2016, file photo, visitors gather at a display booth for Google at the 2016 Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) in Beijing. Google is reportedly working on a mobile version of its search engine that will comply with strict censorship controls in China. The Intercept reported that the work has been ongoing since the spring of 2017 and was accelerated in December following a meeting between Google CEO Sundar Pichai and a top government official. It cited internal Google documents and unnamed people familiar with the plans. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Reports: Google working on censorship-ready search for China

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Illustration on a proposed space force by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A U.S. Space Force could become the locus of a counter-revolution in military technology

By Peter Vincent Pry

In this July 6, 2018, file photo, a container ship is docked at a port in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

US proposes higher tax on $200 billion in Chinese imports

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 21, 2017, file photo, an airstrip, structures and buildings on China's man-made Subi Reef in the Spratly chain of islands in the South China Sea are seen from a Philippine Air Force C-130 transport plane of the Philippine Air Force. Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a nonaggression pact with China on the South China Sea, but critics warn that the protracted talks provide a diplomatic cover for Beijing's tenacious aggression in the disputed waters. Four days of annual summitry in Singapore starts Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Progress in sea feud, Koreas stir ASEAN though rifts persist

By JIM GOMEZ and ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

Survey: China manufacturing weakens in July

Associated Press

Trump’s ZTE details are murky, but motivation is clear

By L. Todd Wood