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FILE - In this April 19, 2017, file photo, visitors to the stands of GM brands Chevrolet and Buick seat near a section promoting electric power during Auto Shanghai 2017 show at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China. China has announced plans to allow full foreign ownership of automakers in five years, ending restrictions that have strained relations with Washington and other trading partners. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Amid trade rift, China to allow full foreign auto ownership

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi has promised to cut China's auto import tariffs and ease restrictions on foreign ownership in its auto industry amid an escalating tariff spat with Washington, in a speech Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at a business conference. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China is vulnerable

By L. Todd Wood

In this April 12, 2018 photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Liaoning aircraft carrier is accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting an exercises 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 plans Taiwan Strait live-fire exercises amid tensions

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

China's President Xi Jinping prepares to deliver his opening speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Boao in south China's Hainan province, Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Xi promised to cut auto import taxes, open China's markets further and improve conditions for foreign companies in a speech Tuesday that called for international cooperation against a backdrop of a spiraling dispute with Washington over trade and technology. (Naohiko Hatta/Kyodo News via AP)

China denies Xi Jinping comments aimed at settling U.S. dispute

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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)

White House says China ‘blinked’ in trade feud

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 7, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk after their meetings at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla. A year after Trump tried to disarm Xi at Mar-a-Lago with smooth talk and hospitality, he's resorted to hard ball and found that Xi is willing to throw it back. But at least for now, the acrimony over trade is unlikely to spill over into sensitive national security issues.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Xi Jinping vows to cut China auto import taxes in wake of Trump trade dispute

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In this March 26, 2018, photo provided March 28, 2018, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, rear right, are greeted on arrival at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the long-time allies despite a recent chill as both countries on Wednesday, March 28, 2018, confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim family has made denuclearization vows in China before

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday. (CCTV via AP Video)

Kim, Xi portray strong ties after NKorea leader’s China trip

By GILLIAN WONG and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 27, 2018 file photo, A man watches a TV screen showing file footages of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea. Increased activity at a North Korean nuclear site has once again caught the attention of analysts and renewed concerns about the complexities of denuclearization talks as President Donald Trump prepares for a summit with Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Trump is hopeful, but some skeptical ahead of US-NK talks

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this image taken from video footage run Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's CCTV via AP Video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, and his wife Ri Sol Ju, left, Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, center right, and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a photo at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. North Korea's leader Kim and his Chinese counterpart Xi sought to portray strong ties between the neighbors and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim's secret trip to Beijing this week. (CCTV via AP Video)

The Latest: North’s TV reports on Kim meeting without images

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Police in tactical gear block a road leading to the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Unusually heavy security at a Beijing guesthouse where prominent North Koreans have stayed in the past and media reports of a special train arriving have raised speculation that Kim Jong Un is making his first trip to China as North Korea's leader. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Japan says talks must end N. Korean nuke program

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In this photo provided Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's Xinhua News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday.(Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Kim Jong-un China visit confirmed by Beijing, South Korea says

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the closing session of the annual National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Emboldened Xi Jinping lays out vision for China, warning for Taiwan

By Gillian Wong and Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, right, meets with South Korea's national security director Chung Eui-yong, center, and South Korean ambassador to China Noh Young-min at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Monday, March 12, 2018. (Etienne Oliveau/Pool Photo via AP)

S. Korea praises China’s role in nudging N. Korea to talks

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

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 Friday, March 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Xi Jinping’s rule shatters hopes for China’s liberalization

By Yanan Wang - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018. Many Western scholars who studied China believed that the opening to the outside world engineered by reformer Deng Xiaoping in the early 1980s would pave the way for corresponding political freedoms. That vision has been categorically shattered under President Xi Jinping, who many once thought would be the next great reformer. In just five years, Xi has consolidated more power than any Chinese leader since Mao Zedong and is now primed to rule as president-for-life. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Xi Jinping president for life after China abolishes term limits

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely

By Joe McDonald and Gillian Wong - Associated Press

Xi Jinping by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Xi Jinping, now ‘president for life,’ figures to be as powerful as Mao

By Jed Babbin

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang applaud during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China pledges strong growth as Xi bids to rule indefinitely

By JOE McDONALD and GILLIAN WONG - Associated Press

FILE In this Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a joint press briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman penned open letters urging lawmakers to reject a plan that would allow President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

EDITORIAL: China’s big dreams

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES