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In China's Drone Seizure And Return, A Strategic Message To U.S.

6:23pm December 21, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

China has returned a U.S. Navy drone it confiscated last week in the South China Sea. Some see the incident as part of a larger Chinese effort to gradually erode U.S. strategic dominance in Asia.

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The unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, was deployed by the oceanographic survey ship USNS Bowditch (seen here in a U.S. Navy file photo). It was seized by a Chinese warship last week and returned to a U.S. warship Tuesday.

China Returns U.S. Navy Drone Seized In South China Sea

11:55am December 20, 2016

by Mark Katkov

The U.S. said China's seizure of the drone last week was "inconsistent with international law and standards of professionalism for conduct between navies at sea."

An unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, was deployed by the oceanographic and survey ship USNS Bowditch (seen here in a U.S. Navy file photo) — but it was retrieved by a Chinese navy ship.

China Says It Will Return Seized U.S. Underwater Drone In 'Appropriate' Way

1:20pm December 17, 2016

by Bill Chappell

A Chinese military spokesman says the drone was taken so it wouldn't pose a danger to ships; he also blames the U.S. for adding drama to the incident.

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A Navy file photo shows T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, USNS Bowditch. The Navy says the ship's mission includes oceanographic sampling and data collection and the handling, monitoring and servicing of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), among ot

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China Seizes U.S. Underwater Drone From International Waters, Pentagon Says

2:51pm December 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

U.S. officials say an unmanned underwater vehicle was seized by a Chinese ship on Thursday, about 50 nautical miles from the Philippines, before the Navy ship operating the drone could retrieve it.

Highlighting new areas of Chinese construction on Mischief Reef, a monitoring group says that in addition to an airstrip, the artificial island will likely be outfitted with large anti-aircraft guns and a cruise missile defense system.

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In South China Sea Islands, Anti-Aircraft And Radar Systems Emerge In Full Color

4:10pm December 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Satellite photos show what analysts say is an array of anti-aircraft guns, cruise missile defenses, in nearly identical emplacements on islands created around large reefs.

Lawyers for the family of Nie Shubin, who was executed by firing squad in 1995 for rape and murder, leave court in December 2014. China's Supreme Court exonerated Nie on Dec. 2, following years of effort by his family to clear his name.

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China Exonerates Man Executed 21 Years Ago For A Murder He Didn't Commit

1:57pm December 15, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

A grieving mother fought for more than 20 years to clear her son's name after his wrongful conviction. Miscarriages of justice are rarely reversed in China and this is seen as a landmark case.

After President-elect Donald Trump's conversation with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (right), and his subsequent suggestion that the One China policy could be reconsidered, a Chinese government spokesman warned that if the policy "is interfered with or

After Four Mostly Quiet Decades, One China Policy Is Thrust Into Spotlight

4:00pm December 12, 2016

by Rob Schmitz

A single phone call has made the policy a central issue as Donald Trump prepares to assume office. The president-elect says he doesn't think the U.S. should feel bound by it.

A magazine featuring U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is seen at a bookstore in Beijing on Monday. The headline reads, "How will businessman Trump change the world?" Beijing is "seriously concerned" by Trump's suggestion that he could drop Washington's o

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China Expresses 'Serious Concern' Over Trump's Comments On Taiwan

10:42am December 12, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

President-elect Trump said on Sunday he didn't feel "bound by a one-China policy," which has governed U.S. diplomatic relations with Taiwan for decades, unless the U.S. and China make a "deal."

The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom

The U.S. And China: Two Centuries Of Infatuation And Disappointment

2:49pm December 11, 2016

by Alan Yu

In a new book, journalist and author John Pomfret tackles a relationship that stretches back to America's earliest years and is now more important — and challenging — than ever.

A shopper walks past a Qiaodan Sports retail shop on Thursday in Beijing, China.

Sports

Slam Dunk: Michael Jordan Wins Trademark Dispute In China

5:07pm December 08, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

China's top court has handed basketball legend Michael Jordan a victory in a long-running trademark dispute over the use of his name by a Chinese company.