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A report published Wednesday, as the Chinese Foreign Ministry asserted it was “not scared” of a growing U.S. presence in the region, suggests China has withdrawn some of its missile systems in the South China Sea.

WASHINGTON, DC — More than 645,000 poppies displayed at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial for Memorial Day weekend represented the military men and women who have given their lives since World War I to defend the freedom of Americans.

Massive increases in U.S. steel imports from Vietnam that coincided with led to a Commerce Department investigation and announcement on Tuesday that China is using Vietnam to circumvent anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders.

China’s Foreign Ministry issued a warning to Russia’s state oil company Rosneft against drilling near disputed South China Sea islands claimed by Beijing. Russia insists the project in question has been conducted entirely within Vietnam’s territorial waters.

Chinese Communist Party leader traveled to the South China Sea on Thursday to preside over what state media are calling “the country’s largest ever maritime military parade,” a series of exercises meant to intimidate rival powers in a region where Beijing has illegally colonized foreign territory.

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) confirmed that Beijing has installed military equipment capable of jamming communications and radars on two of its outposts in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands, reports the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing a satellite image and U.S. officials.

Beijing and Hanoi vowed to work out their differences over China’s claim to nearly the entire South China Sea, including territory within the maritime borders of Vietnam, in a meeting of high-level officials this week.

U.S. Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Phillip G. Sawyer told reporters on Tuesday that China’s construction of enhanced islands and military bases in the South China Sea, coupled with its aggressive rhetoric and opaque strategic objectives, are threatening the stability of the region.

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson docked in Danang on Monday, marking the first visit by an American aircraft carrier to Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. The port call is seen as both a landmark in evolving U.S.-Vietnam relations and a strong message to China, which is taking aggressive action to seize control over the entire South China Sea.

Contents: India and Vietnam sign security agreements for the South China Sea; India’s relationship with Southeast Asian nations overshadowed by China

An East Bay Area car burglary gang that is believed to have stolen thousands of electronic devices was caught with 900 laptops headed for the Port of Oakland for shipment to Vietnam. The Bay Area has suffered a 35 percent

Without naming him, President Donald Trump ripped Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) Thursday for lying about his military record, saying the Connecticut senator “defrauded the whole world with his Vietnam status.”

Contents: China’s Mekong River dams criticized for affecting other countries’ livelihoods; In policy shift, US sides with Indonesia in South China Sea over Natuna Sea

Contents: Xi Jinping says that China will now have a ‘say’ on all international issues; Xi Jinping promises to eliminate poverty by 2020; North Korea says that its nuclear arsenal protects it from attacks; Generational Dynamics World View finishes another year with a perfect record

Contents: Remembering the 1914 World War I Christmas Truce; The ‘anti-war movement’ in World War I; World War I vs World War II and World War III

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald gave U.S. Senator John McCain of Arizona a touching Christmas gift, in the form of an op-ed that paid tribute to McCain’s service and sacrifice for his country.

An editor for BuzzFeed’s UK science section sparked outrage by Tweeting out that her most wanted Christmas gift would be for Britain to go “full communist.” Kelly Oakes, a 20-something London-based employee for BuzzFeed UK, took to Twitter on December

An illegal alien from Vietnam was convicted on Monday of bludgeoning a Chinese immigrant family of five with a hammer after a prior violent crime and failed deportation attempt.

Bill Staehle, who served with Alabama Senate candidate Judge Roy Moore in Vietnam, stood onstage Monday night during a rally in Midland City, Alabama, delivering a rousing character testimony of his war buddy and defending him from what he saw as incoming political fire.

President Donald Trump spoke with Mitt Romney on Tuesday after former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon unleashed an attack against the former failed presidential candidate.

Stephen K. Bannon unleashed a stream of indignation at failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney after Romney impugned West Point-grad and Vietnam veteran Roy Moore’s “honor and integrity” Tuesday.

China’s state-run Global Times announced on Tuesday that experts see potential for the illegally-constructed floating nuclear power plants in the South China Sea to provide technology that “could be applied to military nuclear vessels.”

In his 12-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Donald Trump largely focused on North Korea and trade, all but avoiding the simmering disputes in the South China Sea and steering clear of sharp criticism of Beijing’s increasingly aggressive activities there.

An 83-year-old veteran of the Marines kept his promise that he made to his fellow Marine during the Vietnam War several decades ago.

The Chinese government’s media arm has reacted with outrage to President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate talks between the various claimants in the South China Sea, where Beijing has dedicated years to constructing sophisticated military outposts in Philippine and Vietnamese waters.

White House Communications Director Hope Hicks rocked a 1980s-inspired floral dress for her last day in Vietnam Sunday with President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump said he would be happy to negotiate with China over conflicts in the South China Sea during a meeting with Vietnam president Trần Đại Quang.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters that American and Chinese officials “had a frank exchange” on China’s illegal colonization of the South China Sea on Thursday.

President Donald Trump criticized China and the World Trade Organization during a speech at the APEC summit in Vietnam.

The first lady took a cable car up to a platform leading up to the wall and climbed a short flight stairs to the top. She spent about 30 minutes touring the area. According to officials, she said that the wall was “beautiful” and “amazing.

At a press conference about President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to China, Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang on Friday asserted Chinese sovereignty over the South China Sea and expressed hope that the United States would “help and not cause problems” with China’s conquest.

President Donald Trump departed on Friday for a 10-day trip to Asia, where he will visit China, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam.

While much of the world is focused on the ballistic missile and nuclear threat from North Korea, the U.S. military in the Pacific region is also concentrating on another potential foe: China.

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Army Captain Gary “Mike” Rose on Monday afternoon, recounting the harrowing story of a deployment in Vietnam.

Last week on BBC’s “Hardtalk,” actress Jane Fonda was asked by show host Stephen Sackur if inside her she had a “sense of regret” for her 1972 visit to North Vietnam at the height of the Vietnam War. Fonda denied having

President Donald Trump together with First Lady Melania Trump plans to visit Asia in November. He will take in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines and Hawaii.