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China's Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun, center, talks with Xinjiang Party Secretary Zhang Chunxian, right, as they visit the site of an explosion in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang region, Thursday, May 22, 2014. Assailants in two SUVs plowed through shoppers while setting off explosives on a busy street market in China's volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang on Thursday, the local officials said, killing over two dozen people and injuring more than 90. The attack was the bloodiest in a series of violent incidents that Chinese authorities have blamed on radical separatists from the country's Muslim Uighur minority. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

New China counterterrorism initiative to focus on intelligence gathering

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping continued their talks at an economic summit in the capital city of Beijing. Despite the two nations vowing to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Mr. Obama's detractors say that he should be pressing China harder on economic agreements that keep U.S. interests front and center. (Associated Press)

Obama’s China trip not yet a success: critics

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Nov. 12, 2014, Lydia Holland fills up at a gas station in Sacramento, Calif. The United States and China can look to California as an example of the costs and challenges of fighting global warming, since the state has imposed some of the world&#8217;s toughest air quality standards as it moves to lower emissions. The state has opted to impose extra costs on businesses that emit pollutants, with projections that a spike in fuel prices will hit consumers next year as fuels including gasoline are included under California&#8217;s cap-and-trade program.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California leads by example on climate change

By Don Thompson - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, looks towards U.S. President Barack Obama, right, during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US long-term visas issued for Chinese travelers

By LARA JAKES - Associated Press

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. Boehner said the Republican-controlled Congress will act to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, make changes in the health care law and encourage businesses to hire more veterans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**

Boehner: Obama greenhouse gas plan part of ‘crusade against affordable, reliable energy’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

National Security Agency director Mike Rogers (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Inside the Ring: Cyber war games held

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an unprecedented agreement to limit carbon emissions in an attempt to fight climate change in this 2014 file photo. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama climate change deal with China a stretch, analysts say

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (left) of Rhode Island, shown here with Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, kicked off the Democrats' two-day campaign in the Senate by saying, "Welcome to the 'Web of Denial.' And thank you to those who are working to expose it. It is a filthy thing in our democracy." (Associated Press/File)

Whitehouse applauds climate change deal with China

Associated Press

President Barack Obama takes his place on stage as he waits for other world leaders to arrive during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing. Obama is in China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama mocked for APEC attire in China: ‘Is this a new ‘Star Trek’ episode?’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama toasts with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Mr. Obama is on a state visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)

CHARLES ORTEL: Obama in China: Lame duck is served

By Charles Ortel

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping drink a toast at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Obama is on a state visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. The United States and China pledged Wednesday to take ambitious action to limit greenhouse gases, aiming to inject fresh momentum into the global fight against climate change ahead of high-stakes climate negotiations next year. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)

EDITORIAL: China’s climate con is another Obama scam

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, gestures to U.S. President Barack Obama as they arrive at a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. Obama is on a state visit after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Beijing. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, Pool)

China’s Xi slammed as ‘coward for not answering U.S. press’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) **FILE**

Obama chews gum during APEC summit, irks Chinese with uncouth behavior

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama joins Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (second right), Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit Tuesday in Beijing. (Associated Press)

Obama, Vladimir Putin battle for China business alliance in Beijing

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

China's Shenyang-J-31 stealth fighter jet (also called FC-31). (Image: United States Naval Institute)

China times unveiling of new J-31 stealth fighter to coincide with Obama visit

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft prepares to demonstrate aerial refueling capabilities during an aerial refueling demonstration over Kyrgyzstan, June 8, 2012. The C-17's primary mission is to transport personnel and cargo into and out of the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brett Clashman) ** FILE **

Pentagon sent plane targeted in Chinese cyberattack to nation’s air show

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, smiles after a group of children waved flags and flowers to cheer him during a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. When Xi Jinping took the reins of a booming China two years ago, President Barack Obama saw an opportunity to remake America's relationship with the Asian power. But even after Obama's unusually robust efforts to forge personal ties with Xi, the two leaders are meeting in Beijing amid significant tensions, both old and new. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

U.S., China unveil ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing. Obama is in China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama gum gaffe in China sparks humorous e-cigarette campaign

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit family photo, Monday, Nov. 10, 2014 in Beijing. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama welcomes China as economic superpower, slams its human rights abuses

By Ben Wolfgang and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times