HONG KONG — When the ball smashed into a photo of LeBron James' face stuck above the hoop and dropped into the basket, the Hong Kong protesters cheered. They also trampled on jerseys bearing his name and gathered in a semicircle to watch one burn. James' standing among basketball fans...
NBA Decides to Remain Silent for Rest of China Trip
The NBA will complete its trip to China in silence. Saturday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets to end this year's NBA China Games series will be played as scheduled in Shenzhen, though there will be no news conferences for players or coaches before or after...
NBA Postpones Nets-Lakers Media Sessions in Shanghai
The NBA called off scheduled media sessions Wednesday for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in Shanghai, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled. The teams were practicing in Shanghai, where at least two other NBA events in advance of the...
US Job Openings Slip 1.7% in August as Labor Market Slows
WASHINGTON — U.S. job openings fell 1.7% in August and hires edged down, bolstering views that the labor market may lose momentum as economic uncertainty and a manufacturing recession squeeze employers. The Labor Department says employers advertised 7.1 million available jobs in August, down from 7.2 million available jobs in...
Opinion: Lessons From America’s September Trade Win Over China
On Sept. 25, the U.S. scored a significant trade win over China while strengthening our relations with many other industrialized countries and even the United Nations. The valuable lessons learned and successful negotiating practices augur optimism, even enthusiasm, that our broader trade discussions with China will succeed. At issue was...
Trump Explains His Pillars of Policy Home and Abroad
"The future does not belong to globalists. The future belongs to patriots," President Donald Trump said in his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 24. "The future belongs to sovereign and independent nations who protect their citizens, respect their neighbors, and honor the differences that make each country...
Roiling Impeachment Furor, Trump Urges China to Probe Bidens
WASHINGTON — Ensnarled in an impeachment investigation over his request for Ukraine to investigate a chief political rival, President Donald Trump on Thursday called on another nation to probe former Vice President Joe Biden: China. “China should start an investigation into the Bidens,” Trump said in remarks to reporters outside...
Taliban Send High-Level Delegation to Islamabad
ISLAMABAD — The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan's capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just a month ago. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said...
US Citizen Accused of Spying on Behalf of Chinese Government
SAN FRANCISCO — A California man who operates tours for Chinese students and visitors was charged with being an illegal foreign agent and delivering classified U.S. national security information to officials in China, U.S. government officials announced Monday. U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson accused Xuehua Edward Peng, 56, of a...
US Economy Grew at Modest 2% Rate in 2nd Quarter
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2% annual rate in the second quarter, a pace sharply lower than the 3%-plus growth rates seen over the past year. Many analysts believe growth will slow further in coming quarters as global weakness and rising trade tensions exert a toll....