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Song Tao, center, the head of China's ruling Communist Party's International Liaison Department, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 17, 2017. Chinese state media said Song would travel to Pyongyang on Friday to report on the party's national congress held last month. Song would be the first ministerial-level Chinese official to visit North Korea since October 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

The Latest: US designation on NKorea could come next week

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China renews call for North Korea, US ‘freeze-for-freeze’

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Illustration on Amrica as a global protector by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Some American allies only survive through U.S. protection

By Victor Davis Hanson

President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump declares Asia trip a roaring success: ‘America is back’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 14, 2017, photo, foreign visitors watch the North Korea side from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea. South Korea says it will deport an American man detained for allegedly attempting to cross the mine-strewn border into North Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

S. Korea to deport US man for trying to cross to North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

This Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaking during a meeting of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

China to send high-level envoy to North Korea, after Xi, Trump meeting

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

China sending envoy to North Korea following Trump visit

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 12, 2017 photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, three U.S. aircraft carriers USS Nimitz, left top, USS Ronald Reagan, left center, and USS Theodore Roosevelt, left bottom, participate with other U.S. and South Korean navy ships during the joint naval exercises between the United States and South Korea in waters off South Korea's eastern coast in South Korea. The United States and South Korea on Saturday started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

North Korea says US carrier groups raise nuclear war threat

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

John Bolton Speech to North Korea in 2003.

Sticking it to Trump critics of North Korea

By Fred Fleitz

From left: Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, U.S. President Donald Trump, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pose for a family photo during the ASEAN-US 40th Anniversary commemorative Summit in Manila, Philippines on Monday, November 13, 2017. (Manan Vatsyayana/Pool photo via AP) **FILE**

Donald Trump calls Asia trip ‘fruitful’ with trade progress, nuclear reassurance

By Guy Taylor and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk during the family photo session at the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (Jorge Silva/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Putin manipulating Trump with flattery, ex-director suggests

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway attends a news conference with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, not shown, at the Mirmont Treatment Center Friday Sept.15, 2017, in Media, Pa. Conway and Price toured the center for drug and alcohol addiction recovery and discussed the opiod crisis. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor, downplays Trump’s ‘short and fat’ tweet at Kim Jong-un

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon delivered the keynote address at the Global Rally for the Reunification of Korea at Seoul’s World Cup Stadium. (PHOTO CREDIT: HSA-UWC)

Seoul interfaith rally calls for reunification of Korean peninsula

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded the West a couple of weeks ago, in effect, "We have weapons that you can't defend against." (Associated Press/File)

The Latest: Vietnam wants peaceful end to sea disputes

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the final day of the APEC CEO Summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Danang, Vietnam, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. (Anthony Wallance/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump calls former Intel chiefs and Comey political hacks; believes Putin

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2017 file photo, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is escorted into Busan port, South Korea, after completing a joint drill with the South Korean military. The United States and South Korea on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, started joint naval exercises that will involve three U.S. aircraft carriers in what military officials describe as a clear warning to North Korea. The four-day drills that began in waters off South Korea's eastern coast come as President Donald Trump continues a visit to Asia that has been dominated by discussions over the North Korean nuclear threat. (Jo Jung-ho/Yonhap via AP, File)

US, S. Korea start drills in show of force against N. Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Malaysia's Kunanlan Subramaniam, left, and North Korea's Jong IL Gwan battle for the ball during their Asian Cup qualifiers soccer match at Thunder Castle stadium in Buriram province, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. North Korea beat Malaysia 4-1 . (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

North Korea beats Malaysia 4-1 in Asian Cup qualifying

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This Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaking during a meeting of the central committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim Jong-un’s North Korea is — cautiously — going online

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

Amid political tension, NKorea and Malaysia meet in Thailand

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