President Donald Trump points to attendees after delivering an address to the nation from the East Room on Thursday night.

President Trump addressing the nation from the East Room of the White House on Thursday.

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri at his home near Washington on Thursday. His release from jail was a rare concession by China after President Trump raised his case.

Elon Musk and Tim Cook, far right, were among the U.S. chief executives in attendance during a state banquet in Beijing last week.

Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, said he did not bring up the chip with Chinese officials in Beijing last week.

An ambulance burned in an Israeli attack in Tehran last month. Despite the appearance of unity, Russia, China and North Korea did not rush to Iran’s aid during its war with Israel or when U.S. forces bombed Iranian nuclear sites.

Crowds lining up for a civil service exam in Nanjing, China, in December.

Macau is the world’s most lucrative gambling destination, but Beijing wants it to diversify and do more to serve China’s economic ends.

At a college fair in Beijing organized by the American Embassy.