Trump Will Try to Stop the TikTok Ban, but How?

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The TikTok short form video hosting service logo is seen on a mobile device in this illustration photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 17 July, 2024.

Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers would give China's growing navy new reach, and researchers say it's working on the reactor to power one

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A satellite image shows various sites of China building a nuclear reactor for an aircraft carrier.
China built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large warship, potentially an aircraft carrier.

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TikTok and its owner ramped up their hiring from China, even as Congress raised national security concerns

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TikTok's CEO Shou Chew wears a blue suit with a tie, sitting in front of two men wearing suits.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew testified at a Congressional committee hearing in March 2023.

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China just showed off its answer to America's F-35 stealth fighter — the new J-35A

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China's new J-35A fifth-generation stealth fighter jet flying in a blue sky.
The developer told state media the newly revealed J-35A has advanced stealth capabilities to obscure detection from enemy radar.

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How Trump could exploit a looming global struggle for rare-earth minerals

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Donald Trump could seek to broker a deal with Putin to gain better US access to developing Central Asia's rare Earth mineral resources — and exclude China.

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China's big air show opened with a glitzy aerial display of its fighters, but crowds couldn't see much in the smog

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Chinese-made Chengdu J-10 Vigorous Dragon fighter jets fly in formation during the 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai.
The smog made maneuvers by China's aerobatics teams unusually difficult to see, as the country seeks to shed its cities' reputation for pollution.

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Taiwan wants to buy F-35 fighter jets and Patriot missiles to show Trump it's serious: report

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An F-35 aircraft flying over water and carrying missiles.
US defense systems under consideration by Taiwan are believed to include Patriot missiles and F-35 fighter jets.

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Global manufacturing is poised for a temporary boom ahead of possible Trump tariffs

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A worker at a production workshop of a textile company in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China.
Chinese manufacturers could be hit with 60% tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump.

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Why Ralph Lauren, the all-American luxury brand, is a hit in China

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People sit on a bench outside a Ralph Lauren store at a busy retail shopping area on April 18, 2023 in Beijing, China
Ralph Lauren is killing it with Chinese consumers while other luxury brands struggle.

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A worsening kind of Russian warfare was on display in the US presidential election, but it's a much bigger problem

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits in front of a microphone and holds a finger up to his mouth.
Last month, US intel said Russia, China, and Iran could engage in disinformation tactics to prompt violence and unrest after the US 2024 election at unprecedented levels.

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