US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a landmark speech on China, the US is closing the Houston Chinese Consulate, China says US officials have "lost their minds", Taiwan warns the threat of military clash with China is on the rise, North Korea is back at trade with China, South Korea slumps into a recession, Trump says the Koreans are 'terrible people', South Korea launches a military satellite, Kim Jung-un fires officials in charge of building Pyeongyang's new general hospital, and our guesses about who Joe Biden's pick for vice-president will be.  

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