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A photo of Britain's Prince Philip is among flowers left by the public outside the gates of Windsor Castle, a day after the death of Britain's Prince Philip, in Windsor, England, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Britain's Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that mostly defined his life, died on Friday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The Latest: Tweet recalls queen's loving anniversary speech

By The Associated Press Apr. 10, 2021 03:59 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a closing speech at the Sixth Conference of Cell Secretaries of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, April 8, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Kim compares North Korea's economic woes to 1990s famine

By Hyung-Jin Kim Apr. 08, 2021 11:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2019, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their talks on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil. Putin and Xi have developed strong personal ties helping bolster a “strategic partnership” between the two former Communist rivals. (Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik, Kremlin/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer

By Vladimir Isachenkov And Ken Moritsugu Apr. 07, 2021 04:56 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the Serbian Presidential Press Service, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic receives a dose of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine in the village of Rudna Glava, Serbia, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Vucic finally rolled up his sleeve for a coronavirus vaccine Tuesday and to encourage his country's increasingly skeptical Serbs to get vaccinated themselves. (Serbian Presidential Press Service via AP)
Serbia's leader chooses Chinese-made vaccine for own shot

By Dusan Stojanovic Apr. 06, 2021 07:33 AM EDT

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at right, holds talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Xiamen in southeastern China's Fujian Province on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The South Korea's foreign minister met his Chinese counterpart in the southern Chinese city of Xiamen on Saturday, as Seoul seeks to improve ties with its top trading partner even as U.S.-China relations remain strained. (Jiang Kehong/Xinhua via AP)
South Korean foreign minister meets Chinese counterpart

By Zen Soo And Kim Tong-Hyung Apr. 03, 2021 05:25 AM EDT

President Joe Biden listens to a question during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Biden aims to check China's growing ambitions

Mar. 25, 2021 11:17 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 06:52 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 24 The Albuquerque...

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2018, file photo, an Uyghur woman uses an electric-powered scooter to fetch school children as they ride past a picture showing China's President Xi Jinping joining hands with a group of Uighur elders at the Unity New Village in Hotan, in western China's Xinjiang region. Australia and New Zealand on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 welcomed the United States, European Union, Canada and Britain taking joint action to impose sanctions on senior Chinese officials over human rights abuses in China’s far western Xinjiang region. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China summons foreign diplomats in protest over sanctions

By Rod Mcguirk And Ken Moritsugu Mar. 23, 2021 07:00 AM EDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Guilin in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP)
China, Russia officials meet in show of unity against EU, US

Mar. 23, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stroll in the premises of Kumsusan guest house in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim in a message to Xi called for stronger “unity and cooperation” between the countries in the face of challenges posed by “hostile forces,” the North’s state media and Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Xi, Kim share messages reaffirming China-N. Korea alliance

By Kim Tong-Hyung Mar. 22, 2021 11:28 PM EDT

Policemen wearing face masks patrol at the compound of No. 2 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing, Monday, Sept 22, 2021. The Beijing court was expected to put on trial second Canadian citizen Michael Kovrig held for more than two years on spying charges in apparent retaliation for Canada's arrest of a senior executive of the telecoms giant Huawei. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
2nd Canadian goes on trial in China on spying charges

By Sam Mcneil Mar. 22, 2021 03:38 AM EDT

In this photo provided Sunday, March 21, 2021, by the Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, some of the 220 Chinese vessels are seen moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 7, 2021. The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the South China Sea, but it did not immediately lodge a protest. (Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP)
Philippine defense chief asks Chinese flotilla to leave reef

By Jim Gomez Mar. 20, 2021 09:37 PM EDT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media after a closed-door morning session of US-China talks in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday, March 19, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/Pool via AP)
US, China wrap up testy 1st face-to-face talks under Biden

By Matthew Lee And Mark Thiessen Mar. 19, 2021 12:05 AM EDT

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from right, joined by national security adviser Jake Sullivan, right, speaks while facing Chinese Communist Party foreign affairs chief Yang Jiechi, second from left, and China's State Councilor Wang Yi, left, at the opening session of US-China talks at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Frederic J. Brown/Pool via AP)
US, China spar in first face-to-face meeting under Biden

By Matthew Lee And Mark Thiessen Mar. 18, 2021 12:09 AM EDT

Antony Blinken, U.S. secretary of state, speaks to Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's foreign minister, and Nobuo Kishi, Japan's defense minister, both not pictured, during the two plus two security talks at Iikura guest house in Tokyo Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Defense and foreign ministers from the U.S. and Japan are meeting to discuss their concern over China's growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region as the Biden administration tries to reaffirm engagement with its key regional allies. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP)
White House sets low expectations for China talks in Alaska

By Aamer Madhani Mar. 16, 2021 09:09 PM EDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and his Premier Li Keqiang cast their vote during the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 11, 2021. China's ceremonial legislature on Thursday endorsed the ruling Communist Party's latest move to tighten control over Hong Kong by reducing the role of its public in picking the territory's leaders. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)
China legislature endorses reducing public vote in Hong Kong

By Joe Mcdonald And Ken Moritsugu Mar. 11, 2021 10:28 AM EST

A worker and visitors pass by an art work depicting the national flag being raised during an exhibition at the national art museum to mark the Year of the Ox in Beijing on Saturday, March 6, 2021. The catchword “rejuvenation” has been tucked into the major speeches at China's biggest political event of the year, the meeting of its 3,000-member legislature. Rejuvenation is repeated like a mantra, even woven into a sprawling exhibit at the national art museum marking the Year of the Ox in the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
ANALYSIS: Communist Party seeking China's 'rejuvenation'

By Ken Moritsugu Mar. 09, 2021 10:32 PM EST

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands watch near the Great Hall of the People where the annual National People's Congress is held in Beijing on Friday, March 5, 2021. The ruling Communist Party is aiming for economic growth "over 6%" as it rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic, Premier Li Keqiang said in a speech at China's ceremonial legislature Friday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
China boosts defense spending by 6.8% amid debt, pandemic

Mar. 04, 2021 09:33 PM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Keqiang stand as they arrive for the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China sets growth target 'over 6%,' tightening HK control

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 04, 2021 09:21 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, Chinese staffers adjust the U.S. and Chinese flags before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. New polling from the Pew Research Center shows strong negative attitudes among Americans toward China, with almost nine out of 10 adults seeing the country as hostile or a danger to U.S. interests. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
Pew survey shows hardening American attitudes toward China

Mar. 04, 2021 07:19 PM EST