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Rising incomes in China, which is the world's No. 2 economy, have resulted in a surge in demand for gold jewelry and other luxury goods.
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High-ranking North Korean party and military official Choe Ryong Hae, center left, shakes hands with Chinese Ambassador Liu Hongcai as Choe departs for China as a special envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at Pyongyang airport, North Korea Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/ Kim Kwang Hyon)
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)
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Clad in leather and flanked by fans of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker helps foster the love for the Milwaukee-based classic in China.
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China's combat drone is described as "a stark example of China's broad investment in advanced military technologies."
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One of China's biggest banks on Tuesday said it has halted business with the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea, accused by the U.S. of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs, in a recent sign of Beijing pressuring its ally. (Associated Press)
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Chinese people wear face masks with "No to Kunming PX," paraxylene, written, chant slogans as they hold protest against a planned refinery project in downtown Kunming in southwest China's Yunnan province Saturday, May 4, 2013. (Associated Press)
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Chinese soldiers unload relief supplies from a helicopter in quake-ravaged Sichuan province. Saturday's 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed at least 186 and injured thousands. The military is in full control of relief and rescue, with citizen-initiated efforts to help strictly banned.
