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Residents evacuate on boats moving through floodwaters in Zhuozhou in northern China's Hebei province, south of Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. China's capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days. Among the hardest hit areas is Zhuozhou, a small city that borders Beijing's southwest. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Beijing records 29 inches of rain from Saturday to Wednesday, its most in at least 140 years

By Andy Wong and Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Illustration on the Never Trump industry by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

When the Never Trump industry profits, America loses

By Peter Navarro

Residents walk near a vehicle damaged and left stranded by flood waters in the Mentougou district on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Chinese state media report some have died and others are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), center, poses for photos with the new commander of the rocket force Wang Houbin, top left, and its political commissar Xu Xisheng, top right, after promoting them to the rank of general in Beijing on Monday, July 31, 2023. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Latest shakeup removes top officers from China’s nuclear weapons agency

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Residents look over an area inundated by flood waters in Miaofengshan on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. Chinese state media report some have died and others are missing amid flooding in the mountains surrounding the capital Beijing. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

At least 20 dead and 27 missing in floods surrounding China’s capital Beijing, thousands evacuated

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), center, poses for photos with the commander of the rocket force Wang Houbin, top left, and its political commissar Xu Xisheng, top right, after promoting them to the rank of general in Beijing on Monday, July 31, 2023. Banner above reads "Central Military Commission Promotion to General Ceremony" (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Pentagon official: China still won’t talk to us

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Platinum Anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end

By Clifford D. May

In this handout photo released by Pakistan Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, left, greets Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, in the Prime Minister house in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, July 31, 2023. (Pakistan Prime Minister's Office via AP)

Beijing has invested $25.4B in Pakistan over the last decade, Chinese vice premier says

By Munir Ahmed - Associated Press

A staff member from DJI Technology Co. demonstrates remote flying with his Phantom 2 Vision+ drone inside his office in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, on Dec. 15, 2014. In an innovative leap towards modernizing crime-fighting, police in one U.S. town are now deploying drones to chase down criminals, marking a significant advancement in law enforcement tactics. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

China imposes curbs on drone exports, citing Ukraine and concern about military use

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

Illustration on a possible China invasion of Taiwan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Transport exercises suggest China is preparing to invade Taiwan

By James Fanell and Bradley A. Thayer

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, left and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shake hands after a joint press conference at the end of the 9th China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue held at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, Saturday, July 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

France’s Le Maire presses China on market access and lobbies for electric car investment

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

Illustration on Communist China's war on religion and scripture by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

As Christianity rises, China is preparing to flood its people with false scriptures

By Robert Knight

Taiwan's military holds drills of the annual Han Kuang military exercises that simulate anti-landing operations near the coast in New Taipei City, northern Taiwan, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Taiwan military mobilized for routine defense exercises from July 24-28. The U.S. is set to announce $345 million in military aid for Taiwan, two U.S. officials said Friday. It would be the Biden administration's first major package drawing on America's own stockpiles under a new policy intended to speed up military aid to help Taiwan counter China. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

China says U.S. military aid to Taiwan will not deter its will to unify the island

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

This UGC photo made available by a source wishing to remain anonymous shows Chinese rights lawyer Lu Siwei on a road, at an undisclosed location, around 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Vientiane, Laos, Thursday, July 27, 2023, as he headed south to the border with Thailand. Lu, stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases, has been arrested in the Southeast Asian country of Laos, with activists and family members worried he will be deported back to China where he could face prison time.(Anonymous Source via AP)

A rights lawyer who was fleeing China has been arrested in neighboring Laos

By Dake Kang - Associated Press

China's Wang Shuang, center, celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between China and Haiti in Adelaide, Australia, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/James Elsby)

China edges Haiti 1-0 to keep World Cup hopes alive despite going down to 10 players

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One of members of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) takes position during a joint military helicopter borne operation drill between JGSDF and U.S. Marines at Higashi Fuji range in Gotemba, southwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Threat from China prompts major military buildup by Japan, including long-range strike weapons

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

England's Lauren James, right, celebrates a first half goal with teammate England's Ella Toone during the Women's World Cup Group D soccer match between England and Denmark at Sydney Football Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Sophie Ralph)

Lauren James fires England to a 1-0 win over Denmark at the Women’s World Cup

By James Robson - Associated Press

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, on July 26, 2023. The Chinese government defended its dealings with Russia as “normal economic and trade cooperation” Friday, July 28, after a United States intelligence report said Beijing possibly provided equipment used in Ukraine that might have military applications. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China defends trade with Russia after the US says equipment used in Ukraine might have been exported

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, waves as he arrives in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Widodo arrived in Chengdu on Thursday to attend the opening ceremony of the 31st summer edition of the FISU World University Games. (Jiang Hongjing/Xinhua via AP)

Presidents of Indonesia and China meet to discuss joint projects and regional politics

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Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., speaks with The Associated Press about his new role on the House Intelligence Committee, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Himes has been elevated to ranking member after the new Republican leadership removed Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., from the panel. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

U.S. intelligence agencies say China helping Russia evade sanctions, export controls

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times