China doesn't want Russia to lose in Ukraine. But Beijing's endgame is murky.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia

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'I can't get my money out': Billionaire investor Mark Mobius says China is restricting flows of capital out of the country

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China has a 'stunning lead' over the US in the research of 37 out of 44 critical and emerging technologies, new study finds

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China has a 'stunning lead' over the US in the research of 37 out of 44 of critical and emerging technologies, new study finds.

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China's imports of Russian oil are on track to hit a record high as Beijing doubles down on steep discounts

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China has emerged as one of Russia's top oil buyers since Moscow invaded Ukraine.

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NASA imagery reveals China's Mars rover hasn't moved in months as Chinese scientists scramble to save the mission

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The image shows three panels. The one on the left, from March 2022, shows a Chinese rover in the top center. The center panel shows the rover in the bottom center on September 8, 2022. The right panel, from February 7, 2023, shows that the rover has not moved from its location on September 8.
NASA reconnaissance hasn't seen signs of life from the Chinese rover since it went into hibernation.

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The US Air Force's big plan to spread out and take on China may actually make things easier for Beijing

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US Air Force airmen perform agile combat employment training while conducting maintenance on an F-16 in Michigan in June.

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Key bond yields spike to their highest levels in 3 months as the strongest Chinese manufacturing report in a decade stokes new inflation fears

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Output at China's factories accelerated in February.

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Bitcoin edges higher after dismal February for risk assets as investors assess rate outlook and new China data

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El Salvador made bitcoin official currency in 2021.

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China spent years angrily trying to shut down the theory that COVID-19 came from its labs. It failed.

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This aerial view shows the P4 laboratory in Wuhan which conducts research on the world's most dangerous diseases.

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Indian buyers for Russia's oil are drowning in price-cap paperwork and that could hit Moscow's sales, report says

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Russia's oil exports to India are running into paperwork holdups.

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