China Daily, a state-controlled media organization that aims primarily at an international audience, began releasing English-language videos this week describing a huge spending and infrastructure push called the Belt and Road Initiative, in the form of a child’s bedtime story. – New York Times
Top U.S. lawmakers delivered a blunt message to China on Wednesday that they would not relent in their campaign to protect human rights in Tibet, calling for legislative and trade steps to press home their point. - Reuters
China has recently tested a new type of guided missile in a northeastern sea near the Korean peninsula, the defense ministry said Tuesday, hours after South Korean elections held amid regional tensions. - AFP
Prominent Chinese rights lawyer Li Heping has returned to his Beijing home after being held for nearly two years amid a sweeping clamp-down on civil society, his former lawyer said on Wednesday. - Reuters
Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) writes: We must use all of the considerable tools at our disposal to relentlessly and ceaselessly defend the Asia -- and the world -- that we helped to shape. If we stand proud and act confidently in service of our interests and our values, we will ensure that the world for which our forefathers fought for will endure long after we are gone. - CNN
President Trump finds himself on a collision course with Mr. Moon, who has hinted at a “Sunshine II” approach that is in direct contradiction to the path Mr. Trump has set to fulfill his vow to “solve” the North Korean nuclear problem, one way or another. – New York Times
Editorial: The good news is that Mr. Moon is for now striking a conciliatory note. He told Ms. Fifield that “President Trump is more reasonable than he is generally perceived” and that he agrees with the U.S. strategy of “applying sanctions and pressure” to Pyongyang if it leads to negotiations. This is a relationship that can be saved and even strengthened — if Mr. Trump handles it with care. – Washington Post