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Residents wearing face masks carry their purchased Lunar New Year goodies at Qianmen Street, a popular tourist spot in Beijing, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump, but activity is reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at home and sparked protests were lifted. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China accuses ‘some Western media’ of COVID-19 coverage bias

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NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized US citizen from Tibet, speaks during a press briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. U.S. prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.S. drops case against NYC cop accused of spying for China

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

FBI Director Christopher Wray talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

FBI chief says he’s ‘deeply concerned’ by China’s artificial intelligence program

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, attends a ceremony of donating 600 mm super-large multiple launch rocket system at a garden of the Workers' Party of Korea headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Russia’s war in Ukraine has emboldened North Korea to test more nuclear weapons, report warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A Chinese tourist in traditional Thai costume poses for a photograph at Wat Arun or the "Temple of Dawn" in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 12, 2023. A hoped-for boom in Chinese tourism in Asia over next week’s Lunar New Year holidays looks set to be more of a blip as most travelers opt to stay inside China if they go anywhere. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home

By Tian McLeod Ji, Elaine Kurtenbach and Kanis Leung - Associated Press

Military attendees leave after the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16, 2022. In a speech that used the word security 26 times, Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Beijing will &quot;work faster&quot; to modernize the party's military wing, the People's Liberation Army, and &quot;enhance the military's strategic capabilities.&quot; (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Navy intel chief: China building for war ‘in every area’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Trump outlines plans crackdown on Chinese investment in U.S. domestic resources

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 10, 2023. Yellen will meet with her Chinese counterpart Vice Premier Liu He in Switzerland on Jan. 18, 2023, to discuss economic developments between the two nations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

U.S., Chinese officials discuss climate, economy, relationship

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Poland's President Andrzej Duda attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum is taking place in Davos from Jan. 16 until Jan. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Live updates | World Economic Forum gathering in Davos

Associated Press

World Trade Organization Board Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

World Trade Organization is worse than useless

By Peter Morici

Family members of the deceased line up for the cremation procedures at a funeral home in Shanghai, China on Jan. 4, 2023. China on Saturday, Jan. 14, reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints the government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. (Chinatopix Via AP)

Chinese scramble to find leading COVID treatment after national pivot on virus

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Japanese Ground-Self Defense Force (JGDDF) Type 90 tank fires its gun at a target during an annual drill exercise at the Minami Eniwa Camp in Eniwa, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido on Dec. 7, 2021. Japan warned of escalating national security threats stemming from Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s tensions with Taiwan in an annual defense paper issued Friday, July 22, 2022, as Japan tries to bolster its military capability and spending. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) **FILE**

Regional defense partnerships rise with China’s power

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

New Year’s resolutions for U.S. foreign policy

By Daniel DePetris

Travelers walk through a trains departure board at the West Railway Station in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2023. China has announced its first overall population decline in recent years amid an aging society and plunging birthrate. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China records 1st recent population decline as births plunge

Associated Press

Illustration on cuts to the defense budget by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

House budget concessions should not be allowed to affect our military

By Tom Jurkowsky

Illustration of China as a threat to Taiwan and the world by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

China’s threat is not only to Taiwan

By Cal Thomas

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 10, 2023. Yellen will meet with her Chinese counterpart Vice Premier Liu He in Switzerland on Wednesday to discuss economic developments between the two nations. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Yellen to meet with Chinese finance minister in Switzerland

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

A man and a child wearing face masks walk by shuttered stores on Jan. 3, 2023, which would be selling souvenirs in Qianmen, a popular tourist spot in Beijing. China’s economic fell to 3% last year under pressure from antivirus controls and a real estate slump but is gradually reviving after restrictions that kept millions of people at home were lifted. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China’s economic growth falls to 3%, gradually reviving

By Joe McDonald - Associated Press

President Joe Biden, center, poses for a photo with Pacific Island leaders on the North Portico of the White House in Washington, Sept. 29, 2022. From left, New Caledonia President Louis Mapou, Tonga Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni, Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr., Tuvalu Prime Minister Kausea Natano, Micronesia President David Panuelo, Fiji Prime Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, Biden, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape, Marshall Islands President David Kabua, Samoa Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, French Polynesia President Edouard Fritch and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. nears new cooperation deals with Pacific Island nations

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Chinese troops march during the Vostok 2022 military exercise at a firing range in Russia's Far East, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. Russia on Thursday launched weeklong war games involving forces from China and other nations in a show of growing defense cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, as they both face tensions with the United States. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

China’s military threatens Taiwan takeover in music video

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times