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Trump claims serious trade negotiations with China to begin

(ABC News)- President Donald Trump, under pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war partly blamed for a global economic slowdown, claimed Monday that the two sides will begin serious negotiations soon. Trump said his trade negotiators had received two “very good calls” from China Sunday. A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry said he didn’t know what Trump was talking about. Trump’s…

Woman Killed by Tiger After Exiting Her Vehicle at Beijing Animal Park

One woman died and another was severely injured after a tiger attacked them when they exited their vehicle while at the Beijing Badaling Wildlife World this weekend, according to Yanqing County government. The incident, caught in part on surveillance video, took place on Saturday at an outdoor, drive-through animal park in China, where visitors can drive around in their cars…

‘World’s Saddest Polar Bear’ Suffers for Selfies at Chinese Shopping Center

Heartbreaking video of what has been dubbed the “world’s saddest polar bear,” housed at a Chinese mega-mall, has sparked international outrage. The bear lives at the Grandview Aquarium within the Grandview shopping center in Guangzhou, China. Animals Asia, a Hong Kong-based animal rights group, has drawn attention to the upsetting living conditions at the mall’s zoo, calling it a “prison”…