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Pope Francis attends an audience with personnel and families of the Italian Court of Auditors (Corte dei Conti) in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Vatican makes overtures on eve of Italy visit by China’s Xi

By NICOLE WINFIELD - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The country's foreign ministry announced on Monday, March 18, 2019 that Xi will visit Italy, France and Monaco from Thursday to March 26. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China’s Xi to make 3-nation Europe visit starting Thursday

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Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Xi firmly in charge as China turns to legislative season

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Former top Chinese general sentenced to life for corruption

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Illustration on dangers of pushing China by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

What happens if China is pushed too hard

By John Dale Grover

Trump says no immediate plan to meet Chinese leader on trade

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks with reporters outside the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

No plans yet for US, China presidents to meet on trade

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, accompanied by Trump Administration officials, meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, left, and other Chinese officials as they begin US-China Trade Talks in the Diplomatic Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump plans to meet Xi after US-China talks end with no deal

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

A traffic policeman shows direction to a Mercedes limousine with a golden emblem, similar to one North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has used previously, is escorted by motorcades traveling past Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. North Korean state media reported Tuesday that Kim is making a four-day trip to China in what's likely an effort by him to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump that could happen early this year. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

The Latest: Kim reportedly committed to summit with Trump

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In this June 19, 2018, file photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, for his fourth summit with China’s Xi Jinping. Kim’s first foray outside of North Korea as leader was for a summit with Xi last March. The two met again in May and June, just ahead of and just after Kim’s June 12 summit with Trump in Singapore. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP, File)

Kim Jong-un, Xi Jinping talk strategy ahead of potential summit with Donald Trump

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this April 12, 2018 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center in green military uniform, poses with soldiers on a navy ship after he reviewed the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy fleet in the South China Sea. China has announced live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait amid heightened tensions over increased American support for Taiwan. The announcement by authorities in the coastal province of Fujian on Thursday was accompanied by a statement that the navy was ending a three-day exercise in the South China one day early. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

China willing to use ‘force’ to absorb Taiwan if necessary

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A woman passes an electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index outside a bank in Hong Kong, Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Shares are mostly higher in subdued New Year’s Eve trading. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced 1.3 percent while the Sensex in India added 0.3 percent. Australian’s benchmark edged lower. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

World stocks rise on last day of turbulent year

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

FILE - In this file image made from a video taken on March 28, 2018, Michael Kovrig, an adviser with the International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based non-governmental organization, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Kovrig, a Canadian, disappeared days after Canada detained Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. It's not uncommon for individuals who speak out against the government to disappear in China, but the scope of the &quot;disappeared&quot; has expanded since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013. Not only dissidents and activists, but also high-level officials, Marxists, foreigners and even a movie star _ people who never publicly opposed the ruling Communist Party, have been whisked away by police to unknown destinations. (AP Photo/File)

China’s Disappeared: A look at who went missing in 2018

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press

In this Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018, photo, a sales person waits for customers near a Christmas tree decoration in Zhangjiakou in northern China's Hebei province. At least three Chinese cities have banned Christmas decorations this year. Churches in another city have been warned to keep minors away from Christmas, and at least ten schools nationwide have curtailed Christmas on campus, The Associated Press has found. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Santa not coming to towns across China

By ERIKA KINETZ - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during a conference to commemorate the 40th anniversary of China's Reform and Opening Up policy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China will ‘never seek hegemony,’ Xi Jinping says in reform speech

By Yanan Wang - Associated Press

A policeman stands watch outside the Canadian Embassy in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. A Canadian court granted bail on Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States' request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes U.S.-China trade talks. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Analysis: China plays hardball with ex-diplomat’s seizure

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

A demonstrator stands on a stepladder during clashes Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 in Paris. Crowds of yellow-vested protesters angry at President Emmanuel Macron and France's high taxes tried to converge on the presidential palace Saturday, some scuffling with police firing tear gas, amid exceptional security measures aimed at preventing a repeat of last week's rioting. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s trade claims, Paris protesters’ chant

By HOPE YEN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

Pedestrians walk past a Huawei retail shop in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologies executive who was arrested in a case that adds to technology tensions with Washington and threatens to complicate trade talks. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese executive facing US extradition appears in court

By JIM MORRIS and ROB GILLIES and PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

People walk past a Huawei retail shop in Beijing Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018. China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologies executive who was arrested in a case that adds to technology tensions with Washington and threatens to complicate trade talks. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The Latest: Huawei awaits ‘right conclusion’ in CFO’s arrest

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China demands Canada release Huawei executive

By Joe McDonald and Rob Gillies - Associated Press