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Japan, China, South Korea to Hold Historic Trilateral Summit

The heads of state of China, Japan, and South Korea are scheduled to meet Sunday for the first trilateral talks in three years. They are expected to focus on trade, their relationships with North Korea, and war history that has long divided Japan from the other two nations.

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Critics Say China’s ‘Two-Child’ Ploy Changes Nothing

China’s announcement Thursday that it is “abandoning” its draconian one-child policy was met with skepticism among critics, who contend that it substantially changes nothing, since the communist government still asserts absolute control over families and will continue to enforce its will with coercion.

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Chinese Shoe Company To Buy British Toy Store Hamleys

A leading Chinese shoe company said it will buy Britain’s iconic toy retailer Hamleys for £100 million ($153 million), as the group pursues global expansion. Chinese firm C.banner International Holdings, which primarily manufactures and sells ladies’ footwear, first announced the

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China to Impose Orwellian ‘Social Credit System’ on Internet Users

The latest brainstorm from the Chinese Communist Party is a system for monitoring the Internet activity and financial transactions of its citizens, computing a “social credit” score on the acceptability of each person’s behavior, similar to the credit ratings compiled by financial institutions.

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Exclusive — Donald Trump to Breitbart Tech: Artificial Intelligence Creators, Users Should ‘Consider Ethical and Moral Consequences’

With the exception of Mrs. Clinton and her email scandal, few presidential candidates of either party have been moved during their campaigns to discuss technology at length. That changes today, as Donald Trump gives an exclusive interview to Breitbart Tech about hacking, cyber-warfare and artificial intelligence.

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China Outraged as U.S. Navy Ship Navigates South China Sea

The Chinese government is strongly condemning the presence of a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer, the USS Lassen, in the South China Sea, as an “illegal entry.” American defense officials insist the ship navigated international waters, challenging China’s unilateral claims to sovereignty over the nearby Spratly Islands.

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China Gives Zimbabwe ‘Sadist’ Mugabe Peace Prize

Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe has joined Fidel Castro, Kofi Annan, and Vladimir Putin as a Confucius Peace Prize laureate, the Chinese competitor to the Nobel Peace Prize. The brutal Marxist dictator, who turned one of the richest countries in the

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Britain Changes China Visa Rules To Woo Big-Spending Tourists

Britain will look to encourage high spending Chinese tourists to visit the country by introducing a two year multiple-entry visa, the government said on Wednesday during a state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi’s visit, which included an audience

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Ted Cruz Warns Internet Freedom and Free Speech Have Never Been In Greater Peril

In the interview with The Blaze, Cruz also denounced President Obama’s plan to hand Internet domain registration over to foreign bodies as “reminiscent of Jimmy Carter’s idea to give away the Panama Canal,” warning it would imperil American interests and “undermine free speech.” Cruz is correct on all counts, and it’s a pity the rest of the Republican field hesitates to address these issues with such verve.

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Magna Carta Exhibition Venue Switched Again In China

A Magna Carta exhibition scheduled for a Shanghai museum has been switched to the British Consulate — the second time the historic declaration of rights has been moved from a public venue in communist-ruled China. A display of one of

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China Hacks Americans’ Companies One Day After Obama Declares No-Hacking Deal

President Obama’s cyber-security deal with China is beginning to look a lot like his Iran nuke deal: Obama makes loud pronouncements about a new era of mutual understanding and cooperation, while his partners-in-peace stab him in the back. China waited less than 24 hours to resume hacking U.S. companies after Obama and President Xi Jinping announced a new era of mutual commitment to data security, according to research from a security firm called CrowdStrike, as reported by The Hill.

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China Wants to Deepen Military Ties with Iran

China wants to establish a closer military cooperation with state-sponsor of terrorism Iran, reportedly indicated a senior Chinese admiral after meeting with Iran’s defense minister in Tehran on Thursday.