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Questions Remain After North Korea Says It Will Dismantle Nuclear Weapon Fuel Sites

January 31, 2019 • The U.S. special representative for North Korea says Kim Jong Un and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed in October that North Korea will dismantle its facilities that make fuel for nuclear weapons.

Questions Remain After North Korea Says It Will Dismantle Nuclear Weapon Fuel Sites

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Does The U.S. Or China Have More Leverage In Ongoing Trade Talks?

January 31, 2019 • NPR's Audie Cornish talks with former China trade negotiator Amy Celico about who has the upper hand in the current round of trade talks, China or the U.S.

Does The U.S. Or China Have More Leverage In Ongoing Trade Talks?

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Trump Meets With Vice Premier Of China To Discuss Potential Trade Deal

January 31, 2019 • President Trump meets this afternoon with the vice premier of China, about a trade agreement. But Trump says a final deal will probably have to wait until he meets with President Xi.

Trump Meets With Vice Premier Of China To Discuss Potential Trade Deal

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Could Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Put U.S. Cyber-Security At Risk?

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January 31, 2019 • NY Times reporter David Sanger says the world's leading producer of telecom equipment will be central to the spread of a global 5G network — which could pose a major threat to U.S. national security.

Could Chinese Telecom Giant Huawei Put U.S. Cyber-Security At Risk?

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Flush With Cash, China Continues to Borrow Billions From The World Bank

January 31, 2019 • From an economic standpoint, China does not need World Bank loans. So why is it still a top borrower?

U.S.-Chinese Negotiators Begin Day 2 Of High-Stakes Trade Talks

January 31, 2019 • Rachel Martin talks to Arthur Kroeber of Gavekal Dragonomics, a financial services firm based in Hong Kong, about the latest round of trade talks between U.S. and Chinese negotiators.

U.S.-Chinese Negotiators Begin Day 2 Of High-Stakes Trade Talks

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News Brief: Deep Freeze, User Data Concerns, Trade Talks

January 31, 2019 • Severe cold paralyzes a portion of the U.S. Facebook and Google are scrutinized over apps that collected data from teenagers. And, it's the final day of trade talks between the U.S. and China.

News Brief: Deep Freeze, User Data Concerns, Trade Talks

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Thai Officials Close Schools As Toxic Air Pollution Chokes Bangkok

Thailand's Pollution Control Department declared air quality in the the Thai capital unhealthy, leading to the closure of 400 public schools through the end of the week. Romeo Gacad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Thai Officials Close Schools As Toxic Air Pollution Chokes Bangkok

January 30, 2019 • Fine particulate matter floating through the murky haze that hangs over the city has reached harmful levels, leading the government to shutter more than 400 public schools.

The ship Hammersmith Bridge, foreground, which has just arrived from Shanghai in China, unloads Chinese shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, on September 29, 2018. Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

U.S. Opens Trade Talks With China

January 30, 2019 • President Trump has threatened to increase and expand on about $250 billion in tariffs, but he agreed to hold off until early March, while negotiators try to hammer out a deal.

U.S. Opens Trade Talks With China

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After Failed Talks, Trade Negotiations Resume With China

January 30, 2019 • U.S. and Chinese negotiators begin two days of talks Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The goal is to settle a six-month trade war.

After Failed Talks, Trade Negotiations Resume With China

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News Brief: China Trade Talks, Venezuela Leadership, Medicare For All

January 30, 2019 • A crucial round of trade talks with China kicks off Wednesday. U.S. increases pressure on Venezuela's president to step down. And, what does Medicare for all mean?

News Brief: China Trade Talks, Venezuela Leadership, Medicare For All

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A Robot Named 'Tappy': Huawei Conspired To Steal T-Mobile's Trade Secrets, Says DOJ

A Justice Department indictment unsealed on Monday details an alleged conspiracy by the Chinese device maker Huawei to steal the details of a T-Mobile robot. Here, a woman uses her smartphone outside a Huawei store in Beijing on Tuesday. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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China's Slowing Economy Could Give U.S. An Advantage In Trade Talks

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Law

What The Huawei Indictment Says About How China Steals Technology

January 29, 2019 • NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Mark Cohen, senior fellow with the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, about what the Huawei indictment says about China's technology theft.

What The Huawei Indictment Says About How China Steals Technology

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Duke Professor Is Sorry For Urging Chinese Students Not To Speak Chinese

Megan Neely's email to Duke University graduate students in biostatistics was circulated in a tweet. @siruihua via Twitter/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Duke Professor Is Sorry For Urging Chinese Students Not To Speak Chinese

January 29, 2019 • A professor sent an email instructing Chinese students at Duke to speak only English in certain campus buildings. An uproar and an apology followed.