Biden: china should expect “extreme competition” Internet access restored as Myanmar coup protests grow. Police: Celebratory cannon salute at baby shower ends in death.

WASHINGTON» President Joe Biden says China is in for “extreme competition” under his administration, but the new relationship he wants to forge need not be one of conflict.

In an interview broadcast Sunday, Biden acknowledged that he has yet to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping since his inauguration Jan. 20, but noted the two leaders had met many times when both men served their countries as vice president.

“I know him pretty well,” Biden said in an excerpt of the interview aired Sunday by CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

When they do speak, they will have “a whole lot to talk about,” Biden said.

Biden appears to be concentrating his initial telephone diplomacy on U.S. allies. He so far has spoken with the leaders of Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Australia and the NATO secretary-general.

YANGON» As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday to protest last week’s coup ousting Aung

San Suu Kyi’s elected government, their spirits were lifted by the return of internet services that had been blocked a day earlier.

Protests that began in various parts of Yangon converged at Sule Pagoda, in the center of a roundabout in the city’s downtown area. Protesters chanted “Long live Mother Suu” and “Down with military dictatorship.” Protesters in other parts of the country echoed their calls.

Authorities cut access to the internet as the protests grew Saturday, fanning fears of a complete information blackout. On Sunday afternoon, however, internet users in Yangon reported data access on their mobile phones had been restored.

The demonstrators are seeking to roll back last Monday’s seizure of power by the military and demanding the release from detention of Suu Kyi, the country’s ousted leader, and other top figures from her National

League for Democracy party.

Ex-investment executive to plead guilty in admissions scam.

BOSTON» A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment firm with U2’s Bono agreed to plead guilty in connection to the college admissions bribery scheme.

William McGlashan will plead guilty to a single count of wire fraud and honest services wire fraud stemming from allegations that he paid $50,000 to have someone correct his son’s ACT answers, federal prosecutors announced Friday.

Under a deal with prosecutors, McGlashan, 57, will serve three months in prison, complete 250 hours of community service and pay a $250,000 fine.

Prosecutors had also said he agreed with the admissions consultant at the center of the scheme, Rick Singer, to pay $250,000 to try to get the teen into the University of Southern California as a football recruit but didn’t go through with it.

A 26-year-old Michigan man died Saturday after he was hit with shrapnel from “a small cannon type device” that exploded when it was fired in celebration at a baby shower, the Michigan State Police said.

The man, Evan Thomas Silva, a guest at the party, was about 10 to 15 feet from the device when it blew up in the backyard of a home. Metal shrapnel hit Silva, three parked cars and the garage where the shower was being held, the police said. Silva was taken to Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Mich., where he died from his injuries, police said.

No charges have been filed and the authorities were still piecing together how the celebratory event turned deadly, according to Lt. Liz Rich, a police spokesperson. Only four or five people were in the backyard of the home around 7:30 p.m., when the cannon exploded.