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In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin smiles as he testifies on the FY2019 budget during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mnuchin plans to lead a delegation of American officials to Beijing next week. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Steve Mnuchin: ‘Cautiously optimistic’ about upcoming meetings with China

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

This Nov. 2, 2017, photo shows a Chinese temple in the heart of Mandalay, one of many in the city. As China’s shadow grows in Southeast Asia, residents of Myanmar’s former royal capital are lamenting an influx of Chinese migrants. They say Mandalay, once regarded as the nation’s cultural core, is losing its traditions and character. (AP Photo/Denis D. Gray)

Chinese influx transforming Myanmar’s quintessential city

By DENIS D. GRAY - Associated Press

A worker loads steel products onto a vehicle at a steel market in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province Friday, March 2, 2018. China has expressed &quot;grave concern&quot; about a U.S. trade policy report that pledges to pressure Beijing but had no immediate response to President Donald Trump's plan to hike tariffs on steel and aluminum. The Commerce Ministry said Friday that Beijing has satisfied its trade obligations and appealed to Washington to settle disputes through negotiation (Chinatopix Via AP)

Steel, aluminum tariffs delayed on EU, Canada and Mexico

Associated Press

In this April 1, 2018, photo, Mike Wacker, left, and Juan Ulloa move cattle at Cross Four Ranch before the animals are shipped to summer pasture in Sheffield, Mont. Cross Four has thousands of cattle ready for export to China but a trade dispute could undermine those plans. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Trump’s threats on trade unsettle farming, ranching backers

By MATTHEW BROWN and MATT VOLZ - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in raise their hands after signing on a joint statement at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Friday, April 27, 2018. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP)

Kim Jong-un finally appears serious about abandoning the nuclear weapons program

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

China stabbing rampage kills 7 at middle school; 28-year-old former student arrested

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 16, 2016, file photo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the BRICS summit in Goa, India. Modi is travelling April 27-28, 2018 to meet with Xi for a visit that some experts have described as a possible way to reset a complicated relationship between the two Asian powers that has faced several tests last year, including a tense border standoff. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

India-China summit expected to ease tensions over border

By MUNEEZA NAQVI - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 16, 2016 file photo, performers take to the stage during the opening ceremony for the Disney Resort in Shanghai, China. Walt Disney Co. is emphasizing its deep China connections as it launches an extension of Shanghai's $5.5 billion Disney Resort amid rising trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. Bob Weis, a top Disney executive, says most of the labor and materials that went into the new Toy Story Land are from China. &quot;We're a local company,&quot; he said at the April 26, 2018 colorful launch. &quot;Everything here is built and made in China.&quot; (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Disney emphasizes China roots in Shanghai amid trade tension

By ERIKA KINETZ - Associated Press

The 350,000 Chinese students in the U.S. "are here legitimately and doing great research and helping the global economy," said Bill Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, but others are used as tools to facilitate nefarious activity. (Associated Press/File)

Inside the Ring: China uses students as spies

By Bill Gertz

Jose Mata grinds a steel pipe at the Borusan Mannesmann plant in Baytown, Texas, Monday, April 23, 2018. President Donald Trump's escalating dispute with China over trade and technology is threatening jobs and profits in working-class communities where his &quot;America First&quot; agenda hit home. Without a waiver, Borusan Mannesmann Pipe may face tariffs of $25 million to $30 million annually if it imports steel tubing and casing from its parent company in Turkey, according to information the company provided to The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Loren Elliott)

Trump’s tariffs risk jobs and profits in working-class areas

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Washington Wizards guard Ty Lawson (4) looks on during the second half of Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors, Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Washington. The Wizards won 106-98. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Ty Lawson, back from China, finds rotation spot with Wizards

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times

China says terrorism tops meeting of Central Asian states

Associated Press

Author shares history of mah-jongg in US

By DAVID LACHANCE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2018, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, speaks during the National Governor Association 2018 winter meeting in Washington. Turnbull said his country has a &quot;perfect right&quot; to traverse the South China Sea after a media report that the Chinese navy challenged three Australian warships in the hotly contested waterway.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this April 19, 2018, photo, workers remove the veil from the Infiniti electric concept sedan at a showroom ahead of the Auto China 2018 to be held in Beijing, China. Auto China 2018, the biggest global auto show of the year, showcases China's ambitions to become a leader in electric cars and the industry's multibillion-dollar scramble to roll out models that appeal to price-conscious but demanding Chinese drivers. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China auto show highlights industry’s electric ambitions

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

In a Wednesday, March 21, 20018 photo, La Conner resident Nancy Lewis drops off her recyclables at the Skagit County Transfer Station off Ovenell Road in Mt Vernon, Wash. China has restricted what recyclables can enter it's markets. With China banning the import of several types of recyclables _ including some plastics, metals and fibers used for textiles _ communities throughout the U.S. must either send such recyclables to more expensive recycling markets or to area landfills. (Scott Terrell/Skagit Valley Herald via AP)

China recycling policy impacting Skagit County

By KIMBERLY CAUVEL - Associated Press

In this Thursday, April 19, 2018, photo, Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Toowoomba is docked at Saigon port in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (The Anh/Vietnam News Agency via AP)

Australia won’t abandon S. China Sea patrols after encounter

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping talks with Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Schwab during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Monday, April 16, 2018. (Naohiko Hatta/Pool Photo via AP)

EDITORIAL: China blinks in the tempest over tariffs, a triumph for President Trump

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

China holds live-fire drills off coast in warning to Taiwan

By GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press