China

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Illustration on China's moon mission by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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China Treatment of American Market Interests Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on China's crossroads moment by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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China in the Corner Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the difficulties in dealing with China trade by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the challenges of economic disengagement from China by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow said China made new commitments and "put stuff on the table that we have not seen before."

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Illustration on China's designs on the world by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on Communist China's increased surveillance levels by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on a deal with China over coolant by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on China's "Imperial Project" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

A man carrying an umbrella walks past a display board showing photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's recent trip to China outside of the North Korean embassy in Beijing, Saturday, April 21, 2018. China, North Korea's main ally, is welcoming Pyongyang's decision to suspend its nuclear and missile tests. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in China | November 8, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

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First Lady Melania Trump visits China | November 10, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

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First Lady Melania Trump visits China | November 10, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Andrea Hanks)

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Illustration on wrong relations with China by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Illustration on China as a rival to the U.S. by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

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Carrying China's Water Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

MauserC96 Broomhandle

MAUSER C96 - a semi automatic pistol that was originally produced by German arms manufacturer Mauser from 1896 to 1937. Unlicensed copies of the gun were also manufactured in Spain and China in the first half of the 20th century. The distinctive characteristics of the C96 are the integral box magazine in front of the trigger, the long barrel, the wooden shoulder stock which gives it the stability of a short-barreled rifle and doubles as a holster or carrying case, and a unique grip shaped like the handle of a broom. The grip earned the gun the nickname "broomhandle" because of its round wooden handle, and in China the C96 was nicknamed the "box cannon" because of its rectangular internal magazine and the fact that it could be holstered in its wooden box-like detachable stock. With its long barrel and high-velocity cartridge, the Mauser C96 had superior range and better penetration than most other pistols of its era; the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge was the highest velocity commercially manufactured pistol cartridge until the advent of the .357 Magnum cartridge in 1935. Mauser manufactured approximately 1 million C96 pistols, while the number produced in Spain and China was large but unknown due to the non-existence or poor preservation of production records from those countries.