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In this July 7, 2017, file photo, the Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, sails into Hong Kong for a port call. Chinese media reports say the country is planning to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier capable of remaining at sea for long durations, in what would mark a major upgrade for its increasingly formidable navy. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China plans to build nuclear aircraft carrier: Reports

Associated Press

FILE In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a joint press briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

EDITORIAL: China’s big dreams

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews a Chinese honor guard during a welcome ceremony for a visiting dignitary at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Xi Jinping term limit proposal sparks rare public dissent in China

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2017, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping waves while addressing the media as he introduced new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China's official news agency said Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, the ruling Communist Party proposed removing a limit of two consecutive terms for the country's president and vice president. The move, if approved, appears to lay the groundwork for party leader Xi to rule as president beyond 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

End of term limits carries political risks for China’s Xi

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Illustration on Chinese internal debate on the Korean question by Grweg Groesch/The Washington Times

A simulated debate about North Korea

By Daniel Gallington

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, fishermen on board a small boat pass by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier at anchor off Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port call. The USS Carl Vinson will reportedly make a historic visit to Vietnam in March 2018 as part of the Navy’s largest multinational disaster response exercises in the Indo-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

NOAA oceanographer gets time served for working for China

Associated Press

Driver Shao Yijun, Shi Hao, Li Chunjian and Wang Sidong of China take a curve during training for the four-man bobsled competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

China stumbling on path to Olympic glory at 2022 home games

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

SKorea crashes in relay, finishes with 6 short-track medals

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

In this June 14, 2017 photo, people walk past an entrance to the Anbang Insurance Group's offices in Beijing. China's insurance regulator said Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 it is assuming management of insurer Anbang, owner of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel, following the indictment of the company's chairman on charges of economic crimes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China prosecuting tycoon who considered Kushner investment

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Philippine Ambassador to Beijing, Chito Sta. Romana, tells a forum on South China Sea Monday, Feb. 19, 2018 in Manila, Philippines. Romana said the risks of an armed conflict have increased in the disputed South China Sea with a militarily stronger China now able to challenge the United States, which used to be the dominant power in the strategic waterway. Romana said the balance of power was shifting with the two global powers vying for control of the waters, adding the Philippines should not get entangled in the increasingly tense maritime rivalry. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Philippines: Risks rising with China challenging US at sea

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

U.S. military aircraft sit on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier anchors off Manila, Philippines, for a five-day port call along with guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Lt. Cmdr. Tim Hawkins told The Associated Press that American forces will continue to patrol the South China Sea wherever international law allows when asked if China's newly built islands could restrain them in the disputed waters. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

US Navy says China’s military buildup won’t stop patrols

By JIM GOMEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2016, file photo, smoke and steam spew from the sprawling complex that is a part of the Jiujiang steel and rolling mills in Qianan in northern China's Hebei province. The Commerce Department is urging President Donald Trump to impose tariffs or quotas on imported aluminum and steel. The recommendations unveiled by Secretary Wilbur Ross on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, are likely to escalate tensions with China and other U.S. trading partners. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Commerce Dept. backs tariffs on imported aluminum and steel

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Rep. Mac Thornberry, Texas Republican and then-chairman of the Armed Services Committee, attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

U.S. lacks ‘all-of-nation’ strategy to curb China, says top House lawmaker

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2018, file photo, Chinese and American flags fly outside of a JW Marriott hotel in Beijing. Politics weighs more heavily on foreign companies in China than it has in nearly three decades, as companies face pressure on many sides from Chinese President Xi Jinping's more nationalistic stance and twin campaigns to tighten the ruling Communist Party's political control and have it play a more direct role in business. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

‘Freedom of navigation’ operations can challenge China’s illegal actions and bullying

By James A. Lyons

Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee speaks to Associated Press reporters at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman

Wanted by the IOC: A city to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

From left, FBI Director Christopher Wray, accompanied by CIA Director Mike Pompeo, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Robert Ashley, National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Robert Cardillo, speaks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTE singled out during intel hearing over national security concerns

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Viva Arianna: Italy’s Fontana wins 500 meters in short track

By BETH HARRIS - Associated Press

Minister: Britain plans to sail warship in South China Sea

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds during an award ceremony in the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, for Russian Armed Forces service personnel who took part in the anti-terrorist operation in Syria. Putin said at Thursday's award ceremony that Wednesday's explosion at a supermarket in the country's second-largest city was a terrorist attack. (Kirill Kudryavtsev/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia plans 2018 midterm elections interference, intelligence chiefs warn

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times