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FILE--In this Feb. 27, 2014, file photo Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce speaks during a press conference in Sydney. Joyce said Monday, June 4, 2018, that Australia's flag carrier airline was in the process of changing its website to describe Taiwan as a Chinese territory after pressure from Beijing. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Qantas bends to Beijing by describing Taiwan as Chinese

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

The Latest: Senators consider bill aimed at Trump’s tariffs

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The Defense Intelligence Agency headquarters building in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ron Rockwell Hansen arrested, accused of being Chinese spy

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Former intelligence official charged with espionage

By JULIAN HATTEM - Associated Press

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, left, chats with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He during a photograph session after their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Sunday, June 3, 2018. U.S. and Chinese officials have discussed specific American export items Beijing might buy as part of its pledge to narrow its trade surplus with the United States, U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross said Sunday as the two sides began a new round of talks in Beijing aimed at settling a simmering trade dispute. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

U.S.-China trade talks a chess match over future of global tech innovation

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

James Mattis warns China over ‘militarization’ of South China Sea

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 8, 2018 file photo, Vice President of China's Academy of Military Sciences, Lt. Gen. He Lei gestures as he speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the State Council Information Office in Beijing. China has dispatched a low-level military delegation to an annual security conference in Singapore that has dwelled heavily on Chinese activities in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China dispatches low-level official to security conference

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FILE - In this Thursday, April 19, 2018, file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte jokes to photographers as he holds an Israeli-made Galil rifle at Camp Crame in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. The author of the first biography of Rodrigo Duterte says the maverick Philippine president is gravitating toward China partly because of a personal animosity toward the United States and its criticism of his human rights record. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Biographer: Animosity toward US drives Philippine president

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, prepares to shake hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Friday, June 1, 2018. The European Union and China say they will deepen ties on trade and investment and that they fully support global trade rules, after U.S. President Donald slapped tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

From distillers to farmers, trade war would cause casualties

By PAUL WISEMAN and STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

Maine lawmakers to Trump: No taxes on China seafood imports

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a keynote address at the opening dinner of the 17th IISS Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, held in Singapore, Friday, June 1, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

U.S. watching closely as India in balancing act with China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, right, meets with Indonesia's Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu before their meeting with the Southeast Asian defense ministers at the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Friday, June 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Mattis slams China on South China Sea island weaponization

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mattis says the U.S. will continue to confront China’s militarization of manmade islands in the South China Sea, arguing that Beijing hasn’t abided by its promise not to put weapons on the Spratly Islands. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Despite setback, China encourages contacts with US military

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FILE - This Mar. 6, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) sails in the South China Sea. China says it dispatched warships to identify and warn off a pair of U.S. Navy vessels sailing near one of its island claims in the South China Sea. A statement on the Defense Ministry’s website said the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam entered waters China claims in the Paracel island group “without the permission of the Chinese government.” (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

China ‘out of step’ with international law, U.S. Navy will push back, James Mattis says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

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Donald Trump mustn’t wound U.S. allies as he takes on China

By Peter Morici

In this May 16, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens to a question in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Not so easy: Trump’s trade agenda hits stumbling blocks

By KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 13, 2018, file photo, provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, China's aircraft carrier leaves Dalian in northeast China's Liaoning Province for sea trials. Chinese navy pilots aboard the country's sole operating aircraft carrier have completed their first nighttime takeoffs and landings. The missions are being hailed as a major step forward in the Liaoning's combat ability. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP, File)

Pentagon chided for war games snub of Chinese navy

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file image released by Lucasfilm shows Alden Ehrenreich and Joonas Suotamo in a scene from &quot;Solo: A Star Wars Story.&quot; In a box-office blip that echoed through the multiplexes, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” didn't fare well over the Memorial Day weekend, amassing an estimated $103 million in ticket sales from Thursday night to Monday, May 28, 2018. (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm via AP, File)

In ‘Solo’ stumble, a crossroads for Disney’s ‘Star Wars’

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

FILE - This Mar. 6, 2016, file photo provided by the U.S. Navy, shows the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) sails in the South China Sea. China says it dispatched warships to identify and warn off a pair of U.S. Navy vessels sailing near one of its island claims in the South China Sea. A statement on the Defense Ministry’s website said the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins and Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam entered waters China claims in the Paracel island group “without the permission of the Chinese government.” (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

California flight school employees accused of kidnapping

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