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U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Bali, Indonesia Nov. 14, 2022. Leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are generally united in voicing concern about China. The question is how to translate that worry into action. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden repeats long-debunked claim that he traveled 17,000 miles with China’s president

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a toast to leaders and invited guests after delivering his speech at a dinner marking the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool)

‘Long March’: Beijing escalates use of disinformation as propaganda tool

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, shakes hands with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Malta on Sept. 16, 2023. China's top foreign policy official is heading to Russia for security talks after two days of meetings with U.S. President Joe Biden's national security advisor over the weekend in Malta. (Lian Yi/Xinhua via AP)

GOP hopefuls clash over U.S. troops to Mexico, China rivalry, ending the Ukraine war

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nuclear targeting debate: Cities or militaries?

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A TV screen shows a file image of American soldier Travis King during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. North Korea said Wednesday that it will expel King who crossed into the country through the heavily armed border between the Koreas in July. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

U.S. Army deserter Pvt. Travis King released from North Korea, now back in American custody

By Guy Taylor and Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

A Chinese coast guard ship tries to block the way of a Philippine supply boat, left, as it heads towards Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. Philippine officials on Monday, Sept. 25 condemned a floating barrier laid by Chinese coast guard vessels to prevent Filipino fishermen from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea and said they would take actions to remove the obstruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippines says it will remove any barrier China installs in the disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

President Joe Biden meets with, from left, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Central Asia Is a U.S. strategic priority: Oil and beyond

By Margarita Assenova

A pumpjack of Wintershall DEA extracts crude oil at an old oil field in Emlichheim, Germany, March 18, 2022. Oil prices are creeping higher and raising concerns about the impact on inflation’s cooling trajectory, consumers’ wallets and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

U.S. strategic oil reserve at lowest level in decades, even as tensions with China mount

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chinese volunteers stand at a shuttle bus hub at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Signs around Hangzhou billed the city as a "paradise on earth" while China adopted the motto "heart to heart" for the games, which attract feature some 12,000 competitors, more than the summer Olympics, from across Asia and the Middle East. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

China goes on charm offensive at Asian Games, but doesn’t back down from regional confrontations

By David Rising - Associated Press

Zhang Boheng of China competes on the parallel bars during the men's all-around individuals gymnastics event of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Chinese gymnast Zhang Boheng wins men’s all-around at the Asian Games. The Paris Olympics are next

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

The entrance to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is decorated before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business Network and Univision, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The candidates went after Biden — and Trump — at the second GOP debate. Follow live updates

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Pray Vote Stand Summit on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

To TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it ‘digital fentanyl’

By Meg Kinnard and Adriana Gomez Licon - Associated Press

A Chinese coast guard ship tries to block the way of a Philippine supply boat, left, as it heads towards Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, at the disputed South China Sea on Aug. 22, 2023. Philippine officials on Monday, Sept. 25 condemned a floating barrier laid by Chinese coast guard vessels to prevent Filipino fishermen from entering a disputed lagoon in the South China Sea and said they would take actions to remove the obstruction. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Philippine coast guard says it removed barrier placed by China’s coast guard in disputed shoal

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Jens Eskelund, center, president of the European Chamber, speaks to journalists after publishing its European Business in China Position Paper 2023/2024, in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2023. The European Union's trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, Sept. 25, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion), while also warning that China's position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

A fishing boat passes by a setting sun in the Sulu Sea, as seen onboard Philippine Coast Guard BRP Malabrigo while it heads to Philippine-occupied areas at nearby South China Sea on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines protests China’s latest provocation in maritime clash

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Seeking backup, Biden struggles to move the needle with ‘Global South’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

China's Fan Junjie, left, and Man Sun celebrate with their gold medals after winning the lightweight men's double sculls rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

China sweeps through the gold medals on the opening day of the Asian Games

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

The national flag of China is carried in during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Lots of dignitaries but no real fireworks - only electronic flash - as the Asian Games open

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

China's President Xi Jinping attends the plenary session during the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 23, 2023. China and Syria will announce the formation of a strategic partnership, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, at the start of a meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad in southern China. (Gianluigi Guercia/Pool via AP, File)

Leaders of Syria and China announce strategic partnership as part of Asian Games diplomacy

By Ken Mortitsugu - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, left, shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, July 8, 2023. The U.S. Treasury Department and China's Ministry of Finance launched a pair of economic working groups on Friday in an effort to ease tensions and deepen ties between the nations. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool, File)

U.S. and China launch economic and financial working groups with aim of easing tensions

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press