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China doesn’t want trade war, but says it will respond if necessary

BEIJING — China has added its voice to a growing chorus of concern about the rising threat of a trade war and tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to...

US calls out Russia for playing ‘arsonist and firefighter’ in Syria

PENTAGON — A top U.S. general is accusing Russia of sowing the seeds of instability in Syria and across the greater Middle East, part of an ongoing attempt to expand its...

Trump: US willing to talk with N. Korea under right conditions

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is expressing a willingness to talk with North Korea, but “only under the right conditions," while warning that if Pyongyang doesn’t abandon its nuclear...

US on China’s proposal to scrap term limits: ‘That’s a decision for China’

The White House says China's proposal to abolish presidential term limits — a move that could make Xi Jinping president for life — is an internal matter for Beijing. "I believe that's...

China proposes dropping term limits for President Xi Jinping

BEIJING — China says it plans to scrap a two-term limit for the country’s president and vice president, a move that could allow Chinese leader Xi Jinping to stay in office...

Trump budget request includes funds for border wall, military

WHITE HOUSE — U.S. President Donald Trump is sending a $4.4 trillion budget request to Congress that includes money for a southern border wall and building up the military, but is...

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