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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing, Thursday, March 8, 2018. China says its proposal for a &quot;dual suspension&quot; of North Korean nuclear tests in return for a halt to war games by South Korea and the U.S. has proven successful. Wang on Thursday told reporters that the suspension of such activities during the recent Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea showed that China's approach &quot;was the right prescription for the problem and created basic conditions for the improvement of inter-Korean relations.&quot; (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China eyes greater global leadership role, downplays fears

By GERRY SHIH and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this Oct. 24, 2017, photo, an employee walks off the manufacturing floor while wearing his laboratory coat at Lord Corporation, a manufacturer of industrial coatings, adhesives, bearings, and sensing equipment for range of commercial markets, including United States military contracts in Erie, Pa. Since 2008, Erie has suffered a hidden and potentially more devastating exodus: The loss of well-paid white-collar jobs. The city has shed 8 percent of its accountants, 10 percent of its computer workers, 40 percent of its engineers and 20 percent of its lawyers, according to government occupational data analyzed by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

For many factory towns, white collar job loss hurts the most

By JOSH BOAK - Associated Press

Illustration on the choice of social order by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

The disaffection of the young

By Peter Morici

A statue of Karl Marx lies in a transport box as it arrived in Trier, Germany, Tuesday, March 6, 2018. A larger-than-life statue of Karl Marx has arrived in his hometown of Trier, in western Germany. The bronze sculpture, donated by China, is to be unveiled in May to mark the 200th anniversary of Marxs birthday. (Harald Tittel/dpa via AP)

Karl Marx statue in Trier, Germany, gets mixed reactions ahead of 200 birthday

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

In this April 17, 2011 file photo, Chinese ground crew members inspect a J-20 stealth fighter in Chengdu, in southwest China's Sichuan province. (Color China Photo via AP, File)

Trump says he’ll counteract any Russia meddling in midterms

By DEB RIECHMANN - Associated Press

A Vietnamese passenger boat sails past U.S aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson as it docks in Danang bay, Vietnam on Monday, March 5, 2018. For the first time since the Vietnam War, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries' efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/ Hau Dinh)

Paper notes China’s ‘unhappiness’ over US Navy Vietnam visit

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 7, 2017 file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Alaska Gov. Bill Walker greet each other at a meeting in Anchorage, Alaska. Walker announced Monday, March 5, 2018, a spring trade mission to China that aims to build off existing relationships between the state and the Asian country. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, File)

Alaska governor details plans for trade trip to China

By BECKY BOHRER - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang applaud during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely

By JOE McDONALD and GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely

By Joe McDonald and Gillian Wong - Associated Press

Xi Jinping by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Xi Jinping, now ‘president for life,’ figures to be as powerful as Mao

By Jed Babbin

Greek Prime minister George Papandreou, left, and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao pose for a picture in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill in Athens, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Wen vowed Saturday to double trade with Greece within five years, and to buy Greek bonds when the crisis-hit country returns to international markets. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

China’s investment in Greece tangles Europe relations

By Nikolia Apostolu — Special to The Washington Times

In a Monday, Feb. 26, 2018 photo, group of Asian-Americans from Philadelphia gather at sunrise, at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Stevens, Pa. When it comes to wildlife photography by Asian hobbyists, the Middle Creek spring migration and wintering bald eagles at the Conowingo Dam on the Susquehanna River are must-see destinations. (Ad Crable/LNP via AP)

Visitors from Asia flock to snow geese spectacle

By AD CRABLE and LNP newspaper - Associated Press

USS Carl Vinson is anchored at Tien Sa Port in Danang, Vietnam, Monday, March 5, 2018. For the first time since the Vietnam War, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is paying a visit to a Vietnamese port, seeking to bolster both countries' efforts to stem expansionism by China in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Tran Van Minh)

U.S. Navy carrier’s visit to Vietnam puts China on notice

By Tran Van Minh - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2003, file photo, school children wave Chinese and Hong Kong flags as they welcome China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, center, to Hong Kong's Government House for an official reception hosted by Hong Kong's Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa, shortly after arriving for a five-day visit to the territory. China says it plans to begin recruiting civilian astronauts for its military-backed space program and increase the number of crewed missions to around two a year. Yang told reporters Saturday, March 3, 2018, new astronauts will include maintenance engineers and payload specialists as well as pilots. (AP Photo/Anat Givon, File)

China to recruit civilian astronauts, boost crewed missions

Associated Press

Maryland braces for invasion of lanternflies

By JONATHAN M. PITTS - Associated Press

In this Jan. 25, 2018 photo, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters as he arrives at the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. Republicans in Congress have learned to ignore President Trump's policy whims, knowing whatever he says one day he'll change by the next. There's even a name for it: the Tuesday president or the Thursday president, referring to his two-day reversal on immigration. But Trump's decision to impose tariffs is another matter. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham says Donald Trump tariffs help China

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Military delegates arrive for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People ahead of Monday's opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Sunday, March 4, 2018. China has no desire to overturn the existing international order and its increasingly powerful military does not constitute a threat to others, the spokesman for the country's ceremonial legislature said Sunday. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

No. 2 spender China to boost defense spending in 2018

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Zhang Yesui, a spokesman for the National People's Congress, arrive for a press conference on the eve of the annual legislature opening session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China says military no threat, but refuses to reveal budget

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

9 charged in conspiracy to bring opioids from China for sale

Associated Press

In this Aug. 1, 2016 photo, laborers work in the steel market in Yichang in central China's Hubei province. China has expressed “grave concern” 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, March 2, 2018, that Beijing has satisfied its trade obligations and appealed to Washington to settle disputes through negotiation.(Chinatopix Via AP, File)

China: Trump’s tariffs to have ‘huge impact’ on global trade

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press