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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida presented the International Atomic Energy Agency's comprehensive report on Fukushima treated water release by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, on July 4, 2023. Japan stepped up its alarm over China's assertiveness in the region, its growing military ties to Russia and its claims on Taiwan in an annual defense paper released Friday, July 28, 2023, that is the first under Tokyo's new security strategy calling for a major military buildup. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

Japan raises alarm over China’s military, Russia ties and Taiwan tensions in new defense paper

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Tibetans sit around a street stall in the Tibetan quarter of Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Ahead of the Beijing summer Olympics 14 years ago, Tibet was on fire. Deadly clashes between Tibetans and security forces in Lhasa made global headlines, and for weeks, monks and herders battled bullets and batons. But today, Tibet has fallen silent, even as the Olympic games come to Beijing for a second time. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

India protests China’s issuing of separate visas to Indians from disputed northeastern state

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Gao Peng, son of Chinese dissident Gao Zhi, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 17, 2023. Since landing in Thailand July 3, he says he has been accused of making bomb threats, put on an EU travel blacklist, and seem his mother and 16-year-old sister detained and threatened with deportation back to China. The threats, made in the family's names against airports, luxury hotels and the Chinese embassy in Bangkok derailed their plans to join Gao Zhi in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Accused of bomb threats they say they didn’t make, family of Chinese dissident detained in Thailand

By Huizhong Wu and Tian Macleod Ji and Jintamas Saksornchai - Associated Press

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

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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Vietnam President Vo Van Thuong arrives with his wife Pham Thi Thanh Tam in the San Damaso Courtyard to meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Thursday, July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican and Vietnam agree to open resident Holy See office in Hanoi, as relations improve

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

A driver gets into his car at an electric vehicle charging station outside of a Tesla dealership in Beijing, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Threatened by possible shortages of lithium for electric car batteries, automakers are racing to lock in supplies of the once-obscure "white gold" in a politically and environmentally fraught competition from China to Nevada to Chile. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Teslas barred from Chinese city during Xi’s visit

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the CPC Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, attends the 13th Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. China removed its sometimes outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang on Tuesday and replaced him with his predecessor Wang Yi at an unusually scheduled meeting, a move that has fueled rumors about what might be going on with the nation's Communist Party elite. (Zhang Yudong/Xinhua via AP)

China’s sharp-tongued foreign minister is ousted, but his combative style is expected to continue

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A U.S. Air Force pilot looked down at the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon as it hovered over the Central Continental United States Feb. 3, 2023. The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon (not pictured) that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week, but a defense official said Tuesday there's no indication it is connected to China or any other adversary, and it presents no threats to aviation or national security. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense)

U.S. general: China likely to send more spy balloons over U.S.

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022. Putin will this week participate in his first multilateral summit since an armed rebellion rattled Russia. Analysts say his participation at a virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Tuesday is an opportunity to show he is in control after a short-lived insurrection by Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

China-Russia alliance poses a danger, Pacific commander warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Mid-level Chinese official to visit North Korea in tepid restoration of exchanges between allies

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In this image made from video, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape sign agreements in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, May 22, 2023. The United States signed a new security pact with Papua New Guinea on Monday as it competes with China for influence in the Pacific. (Australian Broadcasting Corp. via AP)

South Sea scramble: Blinken, Austin lead challenge to China’s Pacific Islands clout

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues via a video conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin set to visit China in October, Kremlin says

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Illustration on John Kerry's recent visit to China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why Kerry got the cold shoulder in Beijing

By Clifford D. May

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, listens during a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, at the foreign ministry headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 15, 2023. China has removed outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi. In an announcement on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, state media gave no reason for Qin’s removal, but it comes after he dropped out of sight almost one month ago amid speculation over his personal affairs and political rivalries. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) **FILE**

Outspoken Chinese foreign minister purged by Xi Jinping

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang attends a joint news conference with his Dutch counterpart Wopke Hoekstra, following their meeting in Beijing, China, on May 23, 2023. China has removed outspoken foreign minister Qin Gang from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi. In an announcement on Tuesday, July 25, evening, state media gave no reason for Qin’s removal, but it comes after he dropped out of sight almost one month ago amid speculation over his personal affairs and political rivalries. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP, File)

China removes its outspoken foreign minister, fueling rumors of rivalries within the Communist Party

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The Chinese government on Wednesday defended its ban on products from U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. in some computer systems after Washington expressed concern, adding to strains over technology and security. (AP Photo/Liu Zheng)

Beijing vows to thwart renewed U.S. spying after CIA Director Burns’ remarks

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Protesters march along the main road heading to the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines, Monday, July 24, 2023, ahead of the second State of the Nation Address of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)

Philippine president vows to defend territory, announces amnesty for rebels in key speech

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A worker checks the display panel showing a computer chip and the Chinese words for "Independence" at the booth for Chinese supercomputer manufacturer Sugon during the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. China's government appealed to Japan on Monday, July 24, not to disrupt the semiconductor industry after curbs on exports of Japanese chip-making technology took effect, adding to technology restrictions Washington and its allies have imposed on China on security grounds. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China urges Japan not to disrupt chip industry after technology curbs take effect

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FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson (5) dribbles down the court during the first half of an NBA basketball play-in tournament game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Friday, April 14, 2023, in Minneapolis. Timberwolves sixth man Kyle Anderson will play for China in the FIBA Basketball World Cup starting next month. Anderson and the Chinese Basketball Association on Monday, July 24, announced Anderson's addition to the roster. Anderson's maternal great grandfather was Chinese, making Anderson eligible to play for China as a naturalized citizen. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kyle Anderson is set to play for China in FIBA World Cup

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