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Last Updated: June 23, 2016

World's Steel Makers To China: Time To Cut The Glut

Marilyn Geewax
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The "excess" production is causing such a crisis for the global steel industry that U.S. is joining an international push to try to cut the glut.

U.S., Philippines Conduct Joint Patrols In South China Sea

Camila Domonoske
NPR
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the patrols and increased military support are intended to "tamp down tensions."

Her Search For Her Mother Touches An Entire Chinese City

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In order to find her birth parents, Jenna Cook met with 50 families who had abandoned a girl in the same street in Wuhan.

‘Jurassic World’ Speaks A Universal Language

Neda Ulaby
NPR
Jurassic World was No. 1 last week in China, where only about 30 Hollywood movies may screen officially each year.

China Tries To Put A More Positive Spin On Cruise Ship Sinking

Frank Langfitt
NPR
Dozens are confirmed dead and the number is expected to pass 400.

Ask The Vietnamese About War, And They Think China, Not The U.S.

Michael Sullivan
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Vietnam's brief but bloody border war with China in 1979 left more than 50,000 dead.

New Asian Development Bank Seen As Sign Of China’s Growing Influence

Jim Zaroli
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Obama worries the new bank will compete with the Western-led World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

China Restricts Travel By Shenzhen Residents To Hong Kong

Frank Langfitt
NPR
The move is designed to assuage Hong Kongers angry with mainlanders who buy up goods.

American Film On A Tibetan Migrant Finds Unlikely Success In China

Frank Langfitt
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Journalist Jocelyn Ford spent years documenting the life of Zanta, a Tibetan migrant who fled her poor, mountain village to build a life for herself and her son in Beijing.

Beijing Begins Apparent Corruption Probe Into High-Level Official

Anthony Kuhn
NPR
China has begun investigations into one of the country's senior politicians. Zhou Yongkang was a former domestic security chief, and he's suspected of "serious disciplinary violations" — a phrase which usually stands for...

China Tries To Establish Foothold In Zambia, Tanzania

Howard French, Renee Montagne, and...
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Howard French, author of China's Second Continent, talks to Steve Inskeep about why some African countries are of particular interest to Chinese leaders.

After Tiananmen Square, New Lives On A New Continent

MICHEL MARTIN
NPR
After the democracy protests were crushed in 1989, many thought China would turn inward. Instead, a million Chinese citizens moved to Africa. Howard French discusses his book China's Second Continent.

Obama: U.S. To Defend Japan In Territorial Disputes With China

Anthony Kuhn
NPR
President Obama is in Japan for the start of his four-nation Asia visit. The trip aims to assure U.S. allies that they're not forgotten, even as China gets more bullish with its neighbors.

While Warning Of Chinese Cyberthreat, U.S. Launches Its Own Attack

David Davies
NPR
New documents show that the U.S. National Security Agency penetrated the large Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei, gathering information about its operations.

To Play The Part, Actors Must Talk The Talk — In Chinese

Hansi Lo Wang
NPR
The success of the Netflix series House of Cards lies in the details, yet episodes featuring actors speaking in Chinese are one detail the show doesn't get quite right.