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In a video shared on YouTube, graduate Shuping Yang praised the "fresh air of free speech" in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland on Sunday.

Chinese Student's Commencement Speech In U.S. Isn't Going Over Well In China

4:55pm May 23, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Shuping Yang praised the "fresh air of free speech" in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland. That sparked a backlash from classmates and from people in China.

China has been growing faster than the U.S. for years. But it started from a much lower baseline.

One Huge Problem With Trump's Promise To Grow The U.S. Economy

3:00pm May 23, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

The president has long looked to China and India as a model for galloping economic growth. Here's why it's unlikely that the U.S. could grow even half as fast.

A pair of Chinese SU-30 fighter jets, like those pictured right, intercepted a U.S. Air Force WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, like the one pictured left, on Wednesday over the East China Sea.

Chinese Fighter Jets Buzz U.S. Air Force Plane Over East China Sea

10:47pm May 19, 2017

by Amy Held

In an intercept that the U.S. Air Force described as "unprofessional," a pair of Chinese fighter jets reportedly came within 150 feet of the American plane over the East China Sea on Wednesday.

Governor Terry Branstad signs a bill in Cumming, Iowa on May 9th. He's awaiting Senate confirmation to be the next ambassador to China.

Nation's Longest-Serving Governor Set To Become Top Diplomat In Beijing

11:31am May 17, 2017

by Clay Masters

Terry Branstad served more than 22 non-consecutive years as governor of Iowa, helping shift the state's politics to the right. Now he heads to China to steward a delicate diplomatic relationship.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14. Xi offered tens of billions of dollars for projects that are part of his signature foreign policy initiative linking China to muc

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For China's 'New Silk Road,' Ambitious Goals And More Than A Few Challenges

4:48pm May 16, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The multibillion-dollar "plan of the century" aims to create a network of trade routes, rail lines, ports and highways, linking countries on four continents. Nearly 70 countries have signed on.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin tried hammering out a couple of tunes Sunday in Beijing.

Putin Plays The Piano, With Perhaps Unintentional Undertones

12:19pm May 15, 2017

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Was Sunday's episode in Beijing a challenge to France's Emmanuel Macron? A jab at China's piano-tuning skills? Or just Putin passing the time with a little Soviet-era nostalgia?

The social media site of the Changshai Intermediate People's Court showed a photo it said showed the trial of human rights lawyer Xie Yang.

For Family Of Embattled Chinese Lawyer, A Long Road To Safety — With U.S. Help

10:07am May 14, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

U.S. diplomats staged a rare intervention to rescue the family of a Chinese human rights lawyer. It offers clues, and raises questions, about the Trump administration's human rights approach in China.

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Chicken meat for sale at a market in Anhui province, China.

Chinese Chicken Is Headed To America, But It's Really All About The Beef

2:48pm May 13, 2017

by Maria Godoy

The U.S. has given the green light for China to start sending cooked poultry to America. It's part of a long-simmering trade deal that will open China's huge market up to U.S. beef producers.

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In an artist's rendering, a gigantic, cassowarylike dinosaur named Beibeilong, which lived some 90 million years ago, incubates its eggs.

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

6:29pm May 09, 2017

by Madeline K. Sofia

The Beibeilong was a giant, birdlike dinosaur that lived some 90 million years ago. Scientists say it had massive feathered wings and a birdlike skull and could grow to more than 26 feet long.

Nicole Kushner Meyer (third from left), the sister of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, poses at a promotional event in Shanghai on Sunday.

Kushner Family Business Pitch In China Prompts Questions About Investor Visas

6:39pm May 08, 2017

Jared Kushner's sister recently pitched a New Jersey project to investors in China. Such investors could get a crack at an immigration visa to the United States in exchange for $500,000.