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US says it disrupted a China cyber threat, but warns hackers could still wreak havoc for Americans
FBI Director Chris Wray has told House lawmakers that Chinese government hackers are busily targeting critical infrastructure inside the United States, including water treatment plants, the electrical grid and transportation systems.
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Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries at least 47 people
A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province has buried 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more.
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13 students reported killed in an elementary school dorm fire in China's Henan province
Chinese state media say 13 students have died after a fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province.
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Chinese exchange student found safe inside tent in Utah after ‘cyber kidnapping,' police say
A foreign exchange student from China who was reported missing last week in Utah has been found in what authorities said was an apparent “cyber kidnapping” scheme to extort $80,000 from the student’s family.
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China's Alibaba must face a US toymaker's lawsuit over sales of allegedly fake Squishmallows
A judge in New York has ruled that Alibaba must face a lawsuit by a U.S. toymaker alleging that the Chinese ecommerce giant’s online platforms were used to sell counterfeit Squishmallows.
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Death toll from China's powerful earthquake rises to 149
The death toll from China’s most powerful earthquake in years has risen to 149, with two people still missing after the tremor hit northwestern parts of the country last week.
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China vows to keep up military pressure on the Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a dispute over sovereignty in the South China Sea that could involve U.S. forces defending their treaty partner.
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Earthquake in China kills at least 126 people and injures scores more
State broadcaster CCTV says 113 died in the province of Gansu and another 13 in neighboring Qinghai province
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Chinese coast guard rams Philippine vessel, blasts three with water cannons
The Philippines and its treaty ally, the United States, have separately condemned a high-seas assault by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships that repeatedly blasted water cannons to block three Philippine fisheries vessels from a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
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China's government can't take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves
While some Chinese comedians tell jokes that couldn’t be said back home, usually in English, many Mandarin-speaking comedians and fans agree that politics should be strictly off limits in the comedy club.
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China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens, not novel virus
China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus.
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Citizens of five European countries and Malaysia can soon enter China without a visa
Starting Dec. 1, citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia will be allowed to enter China for up to 15 days without a visa.
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Newsom plays hardball in China, collides with student during schoolyard basketball game
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent trip to China was highlighted by a surprise meeting with leader Xi Jinping. But it might be best remembered for a video showing him steamrolling a schoolboy during a basketball game.
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WATCH: Chinese jet flies within 10 feet of US Air Force B-52
The Department of Defense said Thursday that a Chinese aircraft had executed an unsafe and “unprofessional” intercept after flying within feet of a U.S. Air Force plane in international airspace.
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Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of US B-52 bomber over South China Sea, military says
A Chinese fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American B-52 bomber flying over the South China Sea, nearly causing an accident, the U.S. military says, underscoring the potential for a mishap as both countries vie for influence in the region.
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China says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with US as California Gov. Newsom visits Beijing
China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu says his country wants to strengthen cooperation with the U.S. to combat climate change. He made the remarks on Thursday during a visit to Beijing by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China where he is pushing for climate cooperation. His trip as governor, once considered routine, is drawing attention...
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China launches its youngest-ever crew to space as it seeks to put astronauts on moon before 2030
China has launched its youngest-ever crew for its orbiting space station as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030.
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The implications of Gov. Newsom's meeting with China's Xi Jinping
In the middle of his trip to China, Gov. Gavin Newsom met with Chinese President Xi JIngping Thursday. NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston lays out the various implications of the meeting.
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Newsom has surprise meeting with China's leader Xi amid warm welcome in Beijing
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years.
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Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson arrested at Hong Kong airport over gun in bag
A Washington state senator was arrested at the airport in Hong Kong and charged with possession of an unregistered firearm, his office said.