Pig farmers in Chinese agricultural province get 1.76b yuan of insurance payouts Tourism festival launched in ancient towns in China's Sichuan New Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway soars US State Department says special envoy McGurk resigns Southern Xinjiang to have faster trains SpaceX launches new GPS satellite for US military Two sentenced for vandalism at relics site in North China Trump says government shutdown "could be a long stay" Village hard at work making Spring Festival lanterns White House budget director says partial gov't shutdown could extend into new year US treasury secretary denies rumors Trump may fire central bank chief Trump speaks with Erdogan on phone over Syria Chinese embassy rebuts 'cyber attacks' reports by Canadian media US envoy quits after Syria pullout Trump pushes out Mattis sooner than planned US govt shuts down over border Trump irked by Mattis letter, pushes out early US government shutdown likely to drag on past Christmas France's Macron says deeply regrets Trump decision on troops in Syria