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FILE - In this Saturday, April 15, 2017, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. North Korea observers have long marveled at the ability of a small, impoverished, autocratic nation to go toe-to-toe with the world's superpowers. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Rex Tillerson: China threatens North Korea sanctions over nuclear tests

By Richard Lardner and Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

China talking with European Space Agency about moon outpost

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a newly-built aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

AP Explains: Why China’s new aircraft carrier is significant

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a newly-built aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China launches its first domestically-made aircraft carrier

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

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Wilbur Ross announces investigation into imported aluminum

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2016, file photo, Jeff Gillis looks through documents he has collected in support of his wife in Houston. The husband of U.S. citizen Phan &quot;Sandy&quot; Phan-Gillis, who has been charged in China with spying, has spent months trying to prove his wife's innocence with the little information he had. A Chinese court on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, sentenced Phan-Gillis to 3 ½ years in prison for spying charges, in a case that has drawn criticism from the United Nations and human rights advocates. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Chinese court sentences US businesswoman accused of spying

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a newly-built aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Beijing launches first Chinese-made aircraft carrier

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a newly-built aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony at a shipyard in Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning Province, Wednesday, April 26, 2017. China launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own on Wednesday, in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries and determination to safeguard its maritime territorial claims and crucial trade routes. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China launches 1st domestically-made aircraft carrier

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this Friday, April 7, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pause for photographs at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Let’s make a deal … over North Korea

By Bruce Fein

This April 18, 2017 photo shows the suburban Minneapolis headquarters of Syngenta in Minnetonka, Minn. The first lawsuit out of tens of thousands across the country is about to go to trial against Swiss the agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to put a genetically engineered corn variety onto the U.S. market before China had approved it. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

1st farmer lawsuit on deck against Syngenta over China trade

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, April 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine troopers raise the Philippine flag during a ceremony upon the arrival of Philippine Defense Secretray Delfin Lorenzana, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Eduardo Ano and other officials on the Philippine-claimed island of Pag-asa, also know as Thitu, off the disputed Spratlys chain of islands in the South China Sea. Lorenzana and Ano flew to the island in the South China Sea, drawing a protest from China, which also claims the remote territory. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan approaches to join the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in drills near the Korean Peninsula, at Busan port in Busan, South Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. North Korea marks the founding anniversary of its military on Tuesday, and South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that it could conduct another nuclear test or launch an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. (Jo Jung-ho/Yonhap via AP)

The Latest: Chinese media warn N. Korea against nuke test

Associated Press

In this Friday, April 7, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pause for photographs at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Xi Jinping calls Trump urges restraint on North Korea

By Matthew Pennington - Associated Press

In this Friday, April 7, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping pause for photographs at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

In call to Trump, Chinese leader urges restraint over NKorea

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

This April 18, 2017 photo shows the suburban Minneapolis headquarters of Syngenta in Minnetonka, Minn. The first lawsuit out of tens of thousands across the country is about to go to trial against Swiss the agribusiness giant Syngenta over its decision to put a genetically engineered corn variety onto the U.S. market before China had approved it. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

1st farmer lawsuit on deck against Syngenta over China trade

By STEVE KARNOWSKI - Associated Press

China, Philippines argue over defense chief’s island visit

Associated Press

In this April 12, 2017 photo, Kerry Yang speaks about her struggles with depression during an interview in Beijing. Depression as an illness went widely unacknowledged for decades in China, even as the brutalities of the Cultural Revolution and, more recently, frenetic economic growth left emotional scars. Public attitudes shifted in recent years, propelled in part by the adoption of the nation's first mental health law five years ago. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Progress on depression slow in China as stigmas persist

By MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 17, 2017, file photo, Chinese dissident Zhang Xiangzhong is seen on a computer screen during an interview via videoconference in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan's return Zhang this week is seen by analysts as a possible bid by President Tsai Ing-wen to stabilize relations with Beijing. Officials in Taipei say Chinese national Zhang Xiangzhong lacked legal grounds to stay in Taiwan after breaking away from his tour group on April 13. Analysts say Tsai's administration may be hoping China responds in kind. (AP Photo/Johnson Lai, File)

Taiwan return of China dissident seen as bid for better ties

By RALPH JENNINGS - Associated Press

President Trump hands United Steel Workers International President Leo W. Gerard the pen he used to sign an executive memorandum on investigation of steel imports on Thursday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross Jr. is on the left. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump orders steel dumping investigation

By Dave Boyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Monday, April 17, 2017 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Long March 7 rocket carrying the Tianzhou 1 is transferred to the launching site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. China is preparing to launch its first unmanned cargo spacecraft on a mission to dock with the country's space station. The Tianzhou 1 was due to blast off at 7:41 p.m. (1141 GMT) Thursday atop a latest-generation Long March 7 rocket from China's newest spacecraft launch site. (Zeng Tao/Xinhua via AP)

China launches its 1st unmanned cargo spacecraft

Associated Press