China has U-turned on almost all major policies it put in place in the last 3 years — and it's not surprising, given the state of its economy

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's regime has reversed major policies in a bid to boost growth in the world's second-largest economy.

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China threatens to punish the US for shooting down its spy balloon that floated past sensitive military sites before a jet shot it out of the sky

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin.

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Japan says 3 balloons that floated into its airspace years ago are 'strongly presumed' to have been Chinese spy balloons

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A balloon flies in the sky over Billings, Montana, on February 1, 2022.
A surveillance balloon over Billings, Montana, on February 1.

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Russia put together a shadow fleet of oil tankers to beat Western sanctions, but a key bottleneck is emerging that could threaten flows

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Twitter mistakenly filtered the accounts of Chinese activists following layoffs in Asia, report says

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Elon Musk, and anti-censorship zero Covid protestors hold white pieces of paper in Beijing, China.
Elon Musk, and anti-censorship protestors in Beijing, China.

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The property market is so bad in China that some banks are letting people be on mortgages till they are 80

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An elderly woman looks at the price tags of houses at a local real estate office in downtown Shanghai on February 12, 2018.
Some banks in China are raising upper age limits for mortgage borrowers amid a property market slump.

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The 3 flying objects the US shot down over the weekend might have just been for commercial or research purposes that posed no threat, White House says

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National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily press briefing in the James Brady Room at the White House on February 13, 2023.
National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre during the daily press briefing in the James Brady Room at the White House on February 13, 2023.

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry reveals new bets on Alibaba, MGM, and JD.com

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Michael Burry.

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One of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds has hit the brakes on investing in China amid fears about Beijing's leadership, report says

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the podium during the meeting between members of the standing committee of the Political Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee and Chinese and foreign journalists at The Great Hall of People on October 23, 2022 in Beijing, China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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The Ohio train derailment is a mess for the US. The Twitter of China is reacting with glee.

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Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. - The train accident sparked a massive fire and evacuation orders, officials and reports said Saturday. No injuries or fatalities were reported after the 50-car train came off the tracks late February 3 near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state border. The train was shipping cargo from Madison, Illinois, to Conway, Pennsylvania, when it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio.
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