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President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a working breakfast on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: China says Trump, Xi strike deal on trade talks

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Abe, Putin announce initiatives to expand ties

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, right, and European Council President Donald Tusk, left, are escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to their working lunch on the sidelines of the G20 Summit at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka, Japan, Thursday, June 27, 2019. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Japan welcomes Xi as sign of improving ties

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FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2014 file photo, a gas flare burns at a gas refinery in the South Pars gas field, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf, in Asalouyeh, Iran. Iran likely will further embrace Beijing as an alternative market for its crude oil and financial transactions amid uncertainty over the nuclear deal. That doesn’t mean China offers a safe haven to Iran without conditions. Analysts say Beijing will try to extract the maximum benefit, and there is growing concern that China may take advantage of Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) **FILE**

China receives Iranian oil shipment despite U.S. crackdown

By Rachel Greenland - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the start of their talks at a hotel in Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, June 27, 2019, ahead of the G-20 Summit. (Kimimasa Mayama/Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Putin invites Trump to visit Russia next year

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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo President Donald Trump listens to China's President Xi Jinping speak during their bilateral meeting at the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Trump meets with President Xi Jinping at the G-20 meeting in Japan this week. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Possible outcome of Trump-Xi meeting: A truce in trade war

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 27, 2013, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second left, flanked by Yang Hyong Sop, second right, vice president of the Presidium of North Korea's parliament, his uncle Jang Song Thaek, right, and Choe Ryong Hae, vice Marshal, left, as he tours the newly opened Fatherland Liberation War Museum, as part of celebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice in Pyongyang, North Korea. Despite Beijing’s opposition, Kim carried out a torrid run of weapons tests while pursuing a nuclear arsenal capable of targeting the U.S. mainland. Kim also executed a slew of senior officials, including his uncle, Jang, who had close ties with China, on treason charges. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Key moments in relations between North Korea, China

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this Thursday, June 20, 2019, photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wave from an open top limousine as they travel along a street in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

China’s Xi Jinping pushes economic reform at North Korea summit

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 22, 2019, file photo, former Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario answers questions from the media during a news conference with former chief anti-graft prosecutor Conchita Carpio-Morales in suburban Makati city, east of Manila, Philippines. Del Rosario who accused Chinese President Xi Jinping of crimes against humanity in court said Friday, June 21, 2019 he was barred from immediately entering Hong Kong and held at the airport for unclear reasons. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Ex-Filipino diplomat who sued Xi barred entry to Hong Kong

By JOEAL CALUPITAN and AARON FAVILA - Associated Press

In this June 18, 2019 photo, people watch a TV news program reporting about Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to North Korea with a file footage of Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. From nukes to huge food aid shipments to a shared skepticism about the United States, Xi and Kim will have a long list of topics to discuss when Xi heads north Thursday, June 20.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Xi, Kim summit topics: Friendship, food aid and maybe nukes

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, during a hearing hearing on 'The President's 2019 Trade Policy Agenda and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement'. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Top US trade official plans to meet Chinese counterpart

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

In this Jan. 8, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi said North Korea is taking the &quot;right direction&quot; by politically resolving issues on the Korean Peninsula in a rare op-ed published by a North Korean state newspaper Wednesday, June 19, 2019, a day before Xi visits Pyongyang to meet Kim. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

China’s Xi Jinping holds talks with Kim Jong-un in North Korea

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

South Korean army soldiers look toward the North's side at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom, in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping departed Thursday morning for a state visit to North Korea, where he's expected to talk with leader Kim Jong Un about his nuclear program while negotiations have stalled with Washington. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: China’s Xi gets huge welcome in North Korea

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In this Jan. 8, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi said North Korea is taking the &quot;right direction&quot; by politically resolving issues on the Korean Peninsula in a rare op-ed published by a North Korean state newspaper Wednesday, June 19, 2019, a day before Xi visits Pyongyang to meet Kim. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Xi Jinping supports North Korea’s direction on issues ahead of visit

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

People watch a TV news program reporting about Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to North Korea with file footage of Xi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

China, North Korea look to strengthen ties amid US disputes

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 1, 2017, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, looks at Hong Kong's new Chief Executive Carrie Lam after administering the oath for a five-year term in office at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) **FILE**

Analysis: China blinks, but divide from Hong Kong remains

By KEN MORITSUGU - Associated Press

Protesters gather in front of policemen in anti-riot gear outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Government officials in Hong Kong are bracing for a showdown as protesters and police continue to face off into the early morning hours outside the semiautonomous Chinese territory's legislature ahead of Wednesday's debate over changes allowing extradition to the Chinese mainland. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Hong Kong police fire tear gas, water as protest escalates

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Fukuoka, Japan. (Kim Kyung-hoon/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump signals frustration with Fed’s independent policies

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - Associated Press

Guo Ping, deputy Chairman of Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, foreground left, shakes hands with Russian President of MTS mobile network operator, Alexei Kornya as Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on visit to Russia this week and is expected to attend Russia's main economic conference in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

The Latest: Trump will speak with Xi, then act on tariffs

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A worker wipes a dog sculpture outside a luxury fashion boutique under construction at the capital city's popular shopping mall in Beijing, Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Amid the trade war with the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expressing confidence in the resilience of the Chinese economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Amid trade war, China’s Xi talks up economy, heads to Moscow

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press