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China and U.S. agree Hormuz shouldn’t be ‘militarized,’ Marco Rubio says

14 May 2026 at 11:16
President Donald Trump discussed the Iran war and the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz during a summit with President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NBC News in an interview Thursday.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to NBC News following the two leaders’ meeting in Beijing.

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Rubio defended Trump’s comments this week about financial pressures on Americans.

Tom Llamas reports from the Great Wall as it’s restored one brick at a time

13 May 2026 at 01:04
BEIJING — Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

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Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

Chinese EVs take the world by storm — except in the U.S.

China loves electric cars: making them, driving them and selling them to the rest of the world.

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A BYD Sealion 05 is displayed during the 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at the New China International Exhibition Center (NCIEC) in Beijing, China.

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NBC News' Tom Llamas at a BYD dealership in Beijing this week.

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A display of the BYD Denza e3 at the Beijing auto show on April 25. China's premier automotive event showcased the new technologies emerging out of cutthroat competition.

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BYD's Shenzhen car carrier docked in the port of Suzhou, China, on April 17.

The Great Wall is being restored one brick at a time

13 May 2026 at 01:04
BEIJING — Old Cheng was waiting patiently at the bottom of a steep mountain ridge as the minivans carrying our news team snaked their way through the Yan mountains to meet him.

© Aaron Sasson; Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Fred Dufour

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.

© Ignacio Torres

Construction workers at Phase 5 of the Great Wall reconstruction in Jiankou, China on Tuesday.
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