China's first home-grown airliner is seeking its first Western buyer as it takes advantage of Airbus and Boeing delays. Meet the Comac C919.

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A Comac C919 in the company livery.
Comac C919.

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Biden approved Taiwan's biggest security package yet. China says the military aid won't deter it.

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US President Joe Biden will send Taiwan $567 million in military aid. It's the largest aid package ever sent to Taiwan.

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5 titans of French luxury grew $50 billion richer in a week — and are now worth more than Costco

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Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault is the CEO of LVMH and the world's third-richest person.

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China's stimulus package might not be enough to fix its economy, but it sent stock markets 8.5% higher — a gain not seen since 2008

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A middle-age Chinese woman in front of a stock ticker board in China.
On Monday, mainland China's benchmark CSI 300 posted its biggest gain since 2008.

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Young Chinese are looking for dupes and cheaper substitutes for everything from Hermès to travel

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Hermes bags and education books being copy and pasted over and over again.

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Xi Jinping just fired his giant money cannon at the wrong target

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Xi Jinping holding a sparkler, preparing to launch a large cannon-fired Chinese Yuan Currency cash ball

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Sure, Wall Street. Go ahead. Ride the dragon.

LVMH's Bernard Arnault overtakes Mark Zuckerberg to become 3rd-richest person after $30 billion wealth surge

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Bernard Arnault
Bernard Arnault has grown $30 billion richer this week.

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The shipbuilding empire fueling China's naval rise is a juggernaut, but tough questions remain

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A black and white satellite image showing an overview of Jiangnan Shipyard and Chinese shipbuilding.
Jiangnan Shipyard was recently expanded and is now being merged with another yard.

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China's missile arsenal may soon rival the US. Here are the leading missiles it's stockpiling for a big fight.

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Military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles drive past the Tiananmen Gate.
China is building a missile force with weapons like the DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles that can threaten the US military and some day rival it.

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Why China would want to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile out into the Pacific

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China's DF-31A intercontinental ballistic missiles on mobile carriers are parked in front of Chinese military personnel standing in formation.
China's ICBM test was its first in the Pacific in over 40 years.

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