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Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

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China sets growth target, set to end president term limit

by Joe McDonald Associated PressMarch 4, 2018

This 2012 photo shows China’s oil rig operated in the East China Sea. Two state-owned companies have announced plans to develop floating nuclear reactors for use by oil rigs or island communities. If they succeed, the achievement would raise concern the reactors might be sent into harm’s way to support oil exploration in the South China Sea, where Beijing faces conflicting territorial claims by neighbors including Vietnam and the Philippines.

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Floating nukes in troubled waters

by Joe McDonald Associated PressAugust 1, 2016

In this Feb. 26 photo, North Koreans load goods on a dockyard with a Chinese and North Korean national flags in Sinuiju, North Korea, as seen from Dandong in northeastern China's Liaoning province. China on Tuesday imposed restrictions on imports of coal from North Korea and exports of jet fuel to the North in a potentially significant increase in pressure on Pyongyang following U.N. sanctions over its nuclear and missile tests.

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China restricts trade with North Korea over nation’s nuclear tests

by Joe McDonald Associated PressApril 5, 2016