Tag: China

UCLA basketball players Cody Riley, left, LiAngelo Ball, right, and Jalen Hill, background center, are surrounded by the media as they leave the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. The three UCLA basketball players detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting returned home, where they may be disciplined by the school as a result of the international scandal. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

UCLA basketball players detained in China thank Trump for intervening

Melissa Quinn · November 15, 2017 7:41 pm

President Trump criticized the New York Times for disapproving his relationships with foreign leaders, saying "these relationships are a good thing, not a bad thing."

Trump: ‘Failing’ New York Times dislikes ‘great’ relationships with world leaders

Melissa Quinn · November 15, 2017 4:54 pm

Armed soldiers patrol a street in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Zimbabwe's army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capital's streets following a night of unrest that included a military takeover of the state broadcaster. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Zimbabwe coup: Good or bad? What happens next?

Tom Rogan · November 15, 2017 4:40 pm

"Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!" Trump tweeted Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump questions whether UCLA basketball players detained in China will thank him for intervening in case

Melissa Quinn · November 15, 2017 3:33 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, will send an envoy to North Korea later this week. The trip marks the first time a ministerial-level Chinese official has visited Kim Jong Un's country since October 2015. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, Michael Dinneen, Files)

Top Chinese official will visit North Korea after two-year hiatus

Anna Giaritelli · November 15, 2017 1:39 pm

Trump told reporters last week that if the allegations against Moore are true, he should step down. (Thomas Peter/Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese president asked Trump: ‘Who is Roy Moore?’

Diana Stancy Correll · November 14, 2017 9:52 pm

Beltway Confidential

Stop delaying progress in federal cybersecurity

Ernest Istook · November 14, 2017 5:15 pm

"I have never been so ashamed of a foreign trip in my years. It's just inside-out," Schumer said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Chuck Schumer: Trump’s Asia trip a ‘colossal flop’

Al Weaver · November 14, 2017 4:25 pm

The basketball players, LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill, and Cody Riley, all freshmen, were seen at the airport in Shanghai late Tuesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Three UCLA basketball players detained in China fly back to US

Melissa Quinn · November 14, 2017 3:18 pm

President Trump said he has already brought up the subject of the detained UCLA basketball players with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he delved into greater detail on Tuesday, expressing optimism that the three men could avoid prison sentences and return home soon. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Trump says Chinese are ‘working on’ case of detained UCLA basketball players

Sarah Bedford · November 14, 2017 11:28 am

President Trump spoke at a news conference in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam, and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Here’s what Trump gets right on trade

Washington Examiner · November 14, 2017 5:01 am

If the U.S. expects to compete in the global LNG market, Congress should pass legislation to create a more certain regulatory process for processing and issuing LNG export permits. (AP Photo/Matt Houston)

Beltway Confidential

A new energy milestone, thanks to natural gas

Mark J. Perry · November 13, 2017 7:07 pm