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Pros and cons: "Mainland China is our largest land of opportunities, but they are the largest single, potential source of threat for us," says Shen Lyu-shun, Taiwan's top representative to the U.S. (Lloyd Villas/The Washington Times)

Taiwan’s top diplomat seeks U.S. help in emerging from China’s shadow

By Guy Taylor and Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Leaders of the BRICS nations pose for a group photo during the summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, in July. From left: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, Chinese President Xi Jinping and South African President Jacob Zuma. The leaders of the BRICS nations are expected to officially create a bailout and development fund worth $100 billion. (Associated Press)

Emerging economic powers to challenge U.S., IMF with own aid bank

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

In this photo taken by cellphone and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, men search the rubble of buildings for survivors after an earthquake in Ludian County of Zhaotong City in southwest China's Yunnan Province. (AP Photo/Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Strong quake kills at least 175 in southern China

Associated Press

US Pirate Flag Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

LYONS: Acting against American interests

By James A. Lyons Jr.

Cuban leader Fidel Castro stands in silence as he pays his respects at a statue of fellow communist revolutionary Mao Tse-tung, in Mao's mausoleum in Beijing's Tiananmen Square Saturday, December 2, 1995. After presenting a wreath Castro viewed Mao's preserved body which is permanently on display in the mausoleum. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Inside China: PLA rejects travelers’ blame for frustrating flight delays

By Miles Yu

An Israeli army officer gives journalists a tour, Friday, July 25, 2014, of a tunnel allegedly used by Palestinian militants for cross-border attacks, at the Israel-Gaza Border. A network of tunnels Palestinian militants have dug from Gaza to Israel, dubbed "lower Gaza" by the Israeli military, is taking center stage in the latest war between Hamas and Israel. (AP Photo/Jack Guez, Pool)

Inside the Ring: Israel surprised by Hamas tunnel network

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by Rabbi David Saperstein (left), nominated to become ambassador at large for international religious freedom at the State Department, and Tom Malinowski, assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, speaks at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, during a news conference to announce the 2013 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. The U.S. says millions of people were forced from their homes because of their religious beliefs last year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

John Kerry: Millions displaced by religious fighting in 2013

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2012, file photo, passengers queue up for a security check at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China. The Transportation Security Administration is requiring passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights to power on their electronic devices, the agency said Sunday, July 6, 2014. It says devices that won’t power up won’t be allowed on planes, and those travelers may have to undergo additional screening. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Inside China: Massive flight woes and a missile test

By Miles Yu

** FILE ** The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington is escorted into a navy port in Busan, South Korea, Friday, July 11, 2014. The U.S. carrier is in South Korea to join the ongoing South Korea and U.S. joint military drill. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Jo Jung-ho)

U.S. Navy admiral ‘receptive’ to giving Chinese counterpart a tour of carrier

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Russia's Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, left, India's Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, second left, Brazil's Finance Minister Guido Mantega, center, China's Finance Minister Lou Jiwei, second right, and South Africa Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene, right, sign an agreement creating a development bank during the BRICS 2014 summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in Brazil for a summit where they are expected to officially create a bailout and development fund worth $100 billion. It's meant to be an alternative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which are seen as being dominated by the U.S. and Europe. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

FEDEWA: BRICS vs. the dollar: The latest challenges

By Lawrence J. Fedewa

In this Saturday, July 19, 2014 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a vehicle sits under a collapsed building after landfall of typhoon Rammasun in Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province. The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in four decades has killed more than a dozen people, the government said Sunday. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xia Yifang) NO SALES

Super typhoon Rammasun kills 18 in China

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) and Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott watch traditional Japanese drum performance at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Mr. Abe's warm reception in Australia has angered China. (Associated Press)

Inside China: PLA commander replaced in Hong Kong

By Miles Yu

Moon shot: This photo of astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin taken on the lunar surface 45 years ago has become one of the most iconic images of human history. (NASA via Associated Press)

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin presses need for space exploration

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks near a guard of honor at a welcome ceremony for Myanmar President Thein Sein in Beijing, China, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ** FILE **

A ‘new Cold War’: China’s top paper warns of ‘slippery slope’ towards conflict with U.S.

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Illustration on U.S. naval power in decline by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

GRANT: The dangerous decline in America’s maritime might

By Rebecca Grant

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a joint press conference with New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key as he starts an official visit to New Zealand, at Government House, in Auckland, New Zealand, Monday, July 7, 2014. (AP Photo/SNPA, David Rowland) NEW ZEALAND OUT

Inside China: Anti-Japan propaganda campaign backfires

By Miles Yu - The Washington Times

U.S. climate change envoy Todd Stern said recent talks with China were "positive," but also said the two nations "talked a lot and agreed on little." (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Hot air in Beijing on climate change

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

North Korea announced Monday it would send 150 cheerleaders to the Asian Games. The goodwill gesture — which appears insignificant, if not comical, on its face — comes days after North Korea called for reunification with South Korea through a federal formula that would allow for the two countries to maintain their separate ideologies and social systems. (Associated Press)

North Korea seeks allies as China accord cools

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times