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Last Updated: June 23, 2016

Trump Touts 'Great Chemistry' with China's Xi as Leaders Agree to Closer Ties

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President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping say they have agreed to work together on the denuclearization of North Korea and closer cooperation on trade.

Shaky U.S.-China Trade Relationship Will Top Trump's Agenda in Beijing

Rob Schmitz
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Soft lounge music pipes through the speakers as elegantly dressed shoppers peruse organic produce and meats at City'super, one of Shanghai's most upscale markets, a cross between Whole Foods and Louis Vuitton. But one look at the price of...

Ex-Spy on What His CIA Experience Taught Him about China

Steve Inskeep
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Randy Phillips spent 28 years with the CIA, most recently serving as the chief CIA representative in China. He talks about what leverage the U.S. has when it comes to managing China's ambitions.

China Shuts Down Tens of Thousands of Factories in Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown

Rob Schmitz
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In the gritty industrial town of Yiwu, workers prepare jeans to be dyed in a vivid range of colors.Two months ago, this factory — and this entire city, located in China's eastern province of Zhejiang — was a much quieter place. Inspection crews...

In China, Scholars Are Being Punished amid Growing Squeeze on Public Expression

Anthony Kuhn
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In late July, Beijing Normal University authorities fired Shi Jiepeng, an assistant professor, citing a number of offenses, including "expressing views outside the mainstream of society."

China's Two Largest Tech Companies Sign a Deal over the West's Biggest Music

Andrew Flanagan
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Among the deals being signed that shape the way the world experiences culture, a new partnership will exert a great influence on the flow of content from the world's three remaining major record labels to an enormous and growing marketplace —...

‘China Quarterly’ Publisher Restores Articles Following Backlash from Scholars

Leslie Cook
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The British publisher of an academic journal has reversed a decision to take down hundreds of articles from its Chinese website. In a statement released Monday, Cambridge University Press said it’s reposting the more than 300 articles to The China...

China Dispatches Troops to Djibouti to Set up Its First Overseas Base

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China dispatched troops to set up its first military base overseas on Tuesday. After a ceremony in the southern port city of Zhanjiang, military personnel embarked on a voyage to the East African country of Djibouti to establish an outpost “...

China's Government Tightens Its Grip On Golf, Shuts Down Courses

Rob Schmitz
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By 2004, many of China's hundreds of golf courses were found to be built on valuable farmland through corrupt land deals.

Chinese Student’s Commencement Speech in U.S. Isn’t Going over Well in China

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A Chinese student who praised the “fresh air of free speech” in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland is facing an online backlash from classmates and from people in China who say she insulted her own country.

'Baby Dragon' Found In China Is The Newest Species Of Dinosaur

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Based on comparisons with close relatives, the birdlike dinosaur probably weighed about 3 tons and could grow up to 26 feet long.

Trump Can’t Bring Back All Those Jobs from China. Here’s What He Can Do

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Chinese import competition accounted for the loss of 1 million manufacturing jobs — about 25 percent of the total manufacturing job loss over that period.

Trump Will Host China’s President in Florida on April 6

Bill Chappell
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit President Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, for talks that will likely range from economic to security issues. The first meeting between the two leaders will stretch from April 6-7.

Kushner Family, China’s Anbang End Talks over Manhattan Real Estate Deal

Rob Schmitz
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The family of President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, has called off talks with Chinese insurance company Anbang to redevelop a Manhattan office tower—a deal that raised ethical concerns.

The Burning Problem of China’s Garbage

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Trash is piling up in China—more than 520,000 tons a day