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Small aircraft crashes into skyscraper in Beijing
The footage posted on social media showed debris showering from the 109-story CITIC Tower, also known as China Sun, the Beijing's tallest building.
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China imposes export controls on two U.S. rare earth producers, citing 'national security'
The companies are now forbidden from importing Chinese goods that can be used for both commercial and military purposes.
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Taiwan conducts 5-day military drills amid ongoing pressure from China
Taiwan conducts 5-day set of military drills amid ongoing grey-zone Chinese warfare, says it may conduct impromptu exercises in response to Chinese military drills in the future
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Taiwan creates website for Chinese nationals to report intelligence
Taiwanese officials have said they are looking to broaden their intelligence-gathering capabilities as security pressures increase
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China and North Korea reach 'important consensus' during President Xi's trip, state media says
Xi said that his visit to North Korea has "successfully concluded," and the relationship between the two countries has reached a "new historical stage."
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Death toll in Philippines earthquake rises to 32, hundreds injured
The earthquake sent a 3-foot tsunami toward nearby coasts, and waves were measured as far away as Japan.
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China's Xi Jinping meets with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un for 'new historical starting point'
Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, received a red-carpet welcome from the North Korean leadership, with a guard of honor and crowds waving Chinese and North Korean flags.
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Chinese launch pads in remote desert may be part of nuclear strategy, analysts say
Satellite images show China is building a web of launch pads, bunkers and communications facilities near isolated nuclear silos that hold China's long-range ballistic missiles.
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At least 90 dead after explosion at coal mine in China
State broadcaster CCTV reported that many of the injured suffered from toxic gas exposure.
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You Vote: All things considered - Taiwan, Iran, business - how would you rate China trip for the US?
"We feel very similar in Iran. We want that to end. We don't want them to have a nuclear weapon. We want the [Strait of Hormuz] opened," Trump said. Trump also said that his meetings with Xi resulted in "some fantastic trade deals."
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You Vote: As Trump prepares to meet with Xi Jinping in China, what issue is most important to you?
Trump has spoken positively of Xi in the past and said last month that he expected Xi to give him "a big, fat hug" when they meet. However, the war in Iran is complicating the broader U.S.-China relationship.
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Kim Jong-un opens memorial for North Korean troops killed in Russia's war with Ukraine
Hundreds of North Korean soldiers have died on the side of Russia in its war with Ukraine, South Korean intelligence officials estimate.
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U.S. forces seize another oil tanker shipping illicit oil from Iran in Indian Ocean
"We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the Department of War said.