Japan says China's increasingly aggressive air force breached its airspace for the first time ever

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A soldier from the Japan Air Self-Defence Force stands in front of a PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system.
A PAC-3 surface-to-air missile launch system at the Yokota Air Base, west of Tokyo. Japan claims China violated its territorial airspace for the first time.

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Canada is the latest country to crack down on Chinese EVs

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BYD container ship
Chinese EV maker BYD has expanded rapidly in recent years, entering new markets and building factories across the globe.

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China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier

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China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and new acquisitions mean its strength has been significantly boosted.

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5 ways rich Chinese Gen Zers are redefining luxury

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Customers enter a Gucci store at Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex on June 28, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China. (Photo by Jiang Qiming/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
Chinese consumers' belts have been tightening as the economy falters.

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The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight

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Three Green Berets inside a building with gray walls during a room-clearing exercise.
US Army Green Berets prepare to breach and enter a building as part of Close Quarter Battle training.

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Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth fighters the US reneged on

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J-31 stealth fighter of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
Egypt is looking beyond the US to try to acquire a fifth-generation fighter jet like China's FC-31 Gyrfalcon.

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These Chinese nuclear submarines show it's serious about countering US dominance under the waves

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Chinese navy Type 094A Jin-class submarine
Chinese nuclear-powered submarines have evolved over decades from problem-plagued classes to formidable assets like the Type 094 ballistic missile boat.

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Here are 3 ways analysts say China could blockade Taiwan

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Three amphibious ferrying vehicles sit in the blue ocean with the cityscape and mountains of New Taipei, Taiwan, in the background.
Soldiers on board an amphibious ferrying vehicle take part in a river defense exercise as part of the annual Han Kuang military drill, at Tamsui River in New Taipei, Taiwan.

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China is Starbucks' 2nd biggest market, but sales are slumping. Here's why.

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A Starbucks store is filled with customers taking a coffee break in Shanghai, China, January 26, 2023.
China is Starbucks' second-biggest market, with more than 7,000 stores.

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Shein found two cases of child labor at its suppliers last year

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Shein letters in black against a blue and white sign in a pink store with two shoppers
Shein suspended the suppliers that used child labor for 30 days.

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