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A special train is seen at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North's reclusive leader and President Donald Trump. (Kyodo News via AP)

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Did Kim ride rails to Beijing?

by Christopher Bodeen Associated Press, and Mark Schiefelbein Associated PressMarch 27, 2018

A special train is seen at Beijing Railway Station in Beijing Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Speculation about a visit to Beijing by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un or another high-level Pyongyang official was running high Tuesday amid talk of preparations for a meeting between the North's reclusive leader and President Donald Trump.

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Mysterious train sparks speculation of Kim visit to Beijing

by Christopher Bodeen Associated Press, and Mark Schiefelbein Associated PressMarch 27, 2018

A screen shows the results of a vote on an constitutional amendment during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 11, 2018. China's rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits that will enable President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely. The totals shown are 2,958 approve, 2 oppose, 3 abstain.

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China makes historic move to allow Xi to rule indefinitely

by Christopher Bodeen Associated PressMarch 11, 2018

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during an interview at the headquarters of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017. Bach said Saturday he sees "no reason for any immediate concern" about tensions on the Korean Peninsula affecting next year's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. (AP Photo/Christopher Bodeen)

IOC President: No immediate concerns for Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

by Christopher Bodeen Associated PressAugust 27, 2017

This April 2008 photo shows Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo as he poses for a photographer in China. The judicial bureau in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang says the jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo died of multiple organ failure on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at age 61.

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Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61

by Christopher Bodeen Associated Press, and Han Guan Ng Associated PressJuly 13, 2017

Same-sex marriage supporters wave rainbow Taiwan flags after the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage on Wednesday, making the island the first place in Asia to recognize gay unions. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

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Taiwan 1st in Asia to OK same-sex marriage

by Johnson Lai Associated Press, and Christopher Bodeen Associated PressMay 24, 2017

In this undated photo released by the U.S. Navy Visual News Service, the USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water. The USNS Bowditch, a civilian U.S. Navy oceanographic survey ship, was recovering two drones on Thursday when a Chinese navy ship approached and sent out a small boat that took one of the drones, said Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman. He said the Chinese navy ship acknowledged radio messages from the Bowditch, but did not respond to demands the craft be returned. (CHINFO, Navy Visual News via AP)

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China offers to return US drone; Trump says ‘keep it’

by Christopher Bodeen Associated PressDecember 18, 2016

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Duterte was meeting Thursday with Xi in Beijing as part of a charm offensive aimed at seeking trade and support from the Asian giant by setting aside a thorny territorial dispute. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)

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Philippine leader announces separation from US

by Christopher Bodeen Associated Press, and Gillian Wong Associated PressOctober 21, 2016

The remains of a steel tower are photographed in Funing County, in east China's Jiangsu Province, on Thursday, June 23, 2016, after a tornado hit the area. A powerful tornado on Thursday killed a number of people and destroyed a large numbers of buildings in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu, state media reported. (Xinhua via AP) NO SALES

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Powerful tornado strikes east China; 78 reportedly dead

by Christopher Bodeen Associated PressJune 24, 2016