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The latest from news outlets and blogs around the Northwest and beyond, chosen by Crosscut editors.

China to North Korea: Start negotiating

Chinese leader Xi Jinping bluntly told North Korea to re-enter talks aimed at its nuclear disarmament.

NEW YORK TIMES

Chinese army resumes cyberattacks

The hacking has resumed after months of going quiet in the wake of public shaming by the Obama administration, experts say.

NEW YORK TIMES

South Koreans want to match North in nuclear arms

The advocacy for nuclear weapons has become surprisingly mainstream in South Korea, and neighboring Japan is also discussing the idea.

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Israel's strike inside Syria targeted an Iranian arms shipment

A U.S. official made the disclosure as the administration debates what to do about the apparent use of chemical weapons.

NEW YORK TIMES

U.N. experts condemn force-feeding at Guantanamo

A new report raises the pressure on the Obama administration over the indefinite holding of detainees.

THE GUARDIAN (UK)

World War II vet returns to Solomons in school-building cause

At age 87, Chuck Meachem Sr. recently returned to the Solomon Islands to support construction of a school to honor his comrades and the islanders who heroically helped them fight Japanese aggressors in World War II.

SEATTLE TIMES

N. Korea sentences Lynnwood man to 15 years in prison

Kenneth Bae, 44, was arrested after leading a tour of Chinese businessmen into a special economic zone. 

NEW YORK TIMES

Fukushima N-plant faces new emergency

The plant owner is scrambling to deal with a relentless flow of contaminated water in what experts say is a sign of the lack of good planning.

NEW YORK TIMES

Living the Chinese dream

With the rising Chinese dream propaganda, NPR asks Chinese citizens via Weibo — a China-based social network akin to Twitter — what their Chinese dream looks like.

NPR

Let us now praise Henry Kissinger. Really?

Robert Kaplan makes the case for Henry the K, who did what had to be done to save the country (and infuriate the left).

THE ATLANTIC
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