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China’s leader signaled in its next five-year plan that he is committed to competing in manufacturing and technology despite tensions with Washington.

China’s leader draws on lessons from Lin Zexu, a Qing official whose defiance of Britain led to China’s humiliating defeat but made him a national hero.

Most of the island of two million people was without internet service, and major airports were closed. Kingston, the capital, was mostly spared.

Two years after a shock win for the far-right Geert Wilders, the Netherlands is returning to the polls. His hometown shows the pain points of the country’s volatile politics.

The government has been under pressure to shut down hotels accommodating migrants as public anger rises.

The Category 5 storm, whose sustained wind speeds surpassed those of Hurricane Katrina, peeled roofs off homes, swelled rivers and drew dire warnings from officials.

The authorities have been scrambling to accommodate this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, which is known for tombs, temples and pagodas.

The country has yet to respond to President Trump’s overtures to meet again with Kim Jong-un, its leader.

The authorities said the deadliest operation in Rio’s history had killed four police officers and at least 60 other people. It was an attack on “narco-terrorists,” the state governor said.

The president’s intervention on behalf of Argentina’s leader fits into a long history of American involvement in the elections of other countries.