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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Forgotten Ally’

By John Taylor

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto greets attendees at the signing ceremony for the approved energy reforms at the National Palace in Mexico City, Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The sweeping reforms approved by state legislators allow private companies to explore for and produce oil and gas, capping a remarkable series of legislative victories by the Mexican leader. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Opening development of oil sector catapults Mexico as leader of emerging markets

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

A trader on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange gets into the New Year's spirit during an abbreviated trading session, capping a stellar year for U.S. stock markets. (associated press)

Stock market caps best year of century

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Chilling: In 2007, explorers in the oil-rich Arctic dropped two miniature submarines more than 2 miles beneath the ice at the North Pole to plant a Russian flag on the ocean floor. (Associated Press)

U.S. Cold War rivals China, Russia step up challenges to Obama’s Asia pivot

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A tourist holds up a Chinese flag as he poses for photos near a Chinese paramilitary policeman on duty in front of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong's portrait on Tiananmen Gate, close to the site of an incident Monday where a car plowed through a crowd before it crashed and burned in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China formally abolishes Communist re-education labor camps

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FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 23, 2010 file photo, Chinese actor Jet Li smiles during a press event for announcing his new movie "Ocean Heaven," in Taipei, Taiwan. Li said he&#8217;s being treated for an overactive thyroid, but he&#8217;s determined to fight the condition head-on. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

Jet Li: Action star treated for overactive thyroid

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President Barack Obama is seen through the tinted window of his motorcade vehicle as he is driven through the Kailua, Hawaii, neighborhood where he is spending his annual holiday vacation with his family, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, en route to Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii, to play golf. The first family is in Hawaii for their annual holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama, as president of the ‘Great Satan,’ likely won’t make a personal visit to Iran

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Abe visited Yasukuni war shrine in a move sure to infuriate China and South Korea. The visit to the shrine, which honors 2.5 million war dead including convicted class A war criminals, appears to be a departure from Abe&#8217;s &#8220;pragmatic&#8221; approach to foreign policy, in which he tried to avoid alienating neighboring countries. It was the first visit by a sitting prime minister since Junichiro Koizumi went to mark the end of World War II in 2006. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Japanese prime minister visits Yasukuni war shrine, irks China

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

**FILE** Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat (Associated Press)

Sen. Max Baucus: Obama’s choice for China ambassador

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LYONS: A new doctrine of disengagement

By James A. Lyons

A 30,000 square-foot monument, The Western Hills Unknown Heroes' Commemorative Square, pays tribute to spies sent to Taiwan in 1949.

Inside China: Monument honors fallen spies; China-Taiwan spy exhange talks break down

By Miles Yu

U.S. and Chinese national flags are hung outside a hotel Nov. 7, 2012, during a U.S. presidential election event, organized by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. (Associated Press) **FILE**

China hackers breach Washington Post website

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This May 23, 2010, file image provided by NASA shows the International Space Station with the Earth in the background. The image was photographed by an STS-132 crew member on space shuttle Atlantis after the station and shuttle began their post-undocking relative separation. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, NASA decided to schedule a series of urgent spacewalks to fix a broken cooling line at the International Space Station. The first is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA)

NASA pushing hard to get back into space game

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (left) waves April 14, 2012, as North Korean military officers clap at a stadium in Pyongyang during a mass meeting called by the Central Committee of North Korea's ruling party. (Associated Press)

China growing ‘more concerned’ about North Korea, former top U.S. diplomat says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Giant panda named Tian Tian, is seen exploring her enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo in Edinburgh, Scotland Monday, Dec 16, 2013. Giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang are expecting to be seen by their one millionth visitor over the Christmas period. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Scientists hope ‘panda porn’ helps grow endangered species

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 16, 2013 photo, embroidered mittens that the U.S. Olympic Committee are selling as part of a fundraiser, are shown, in Denver. The U.S. Olympic Committee is charging $14 a pair for the blue gloves that have the word "Go" embroidered in red on one mitten and "USA" on the other. The pair is also labeled with a tag on the inside which says the gloves are "Made in China." The foreign-made mittens are available at the USOC's official online shop of the U.S. Olympic Team. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

‘Go USA’: U.S. Olympic fundraising mittens made in China

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

KAZIANIS: Stopping the bullies of Beijing

By Harry J. Kazianis

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi, Vietnam Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool)

John Kerry pledges $32M to help Asians defend waters from China

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

GORDON: Obama loses his cool in Europe

By J.D. Gordon