"China blasts US for Asia-Pacific military build-up,” The Guardian. April 16.

"China is a cyberwar victim too," Foreign Policy. April 16.

"Afghanistan opium production increases for third year," The New York Times. April 16.

“Duma to Consider Lifting Ban on Child Adoptions” The Moscow Times. April 17.

"China Asks to Postpone Japan, Korea Summit," The Wall Street Journal. April 18.

"North Korea lays out tough pre-conditions for talks," The Times of India. April 18.

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Compiled by Michael McShane, Athina Doutis, Alex Schulman and Haolin Liu.