A new first-in-class Chinese attack submarine sank at a Wuhan shipyard in a pier-side accident

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A satellite image shows floating cranes near a pier at a Chinese shipyard.
Efforts to salvage the submarine, June 15.

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Russia reportedly has a secret long-range drone program in China. Experts say it shouldn't surprise anyone.

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An Iranian-made Shahed-136 drone flies in the sky over Kermanshah, Iran, on March 7.
Russia has been desperate to source drones, like the Iranian Shahed drone above, from other countries.

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China's upstart planemaker is taking advantage of production woes at Boeing and Airbus as it seeks to break into the Western market

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China's self-developed passenger jet C919 makes its first international debut in a flight demonstration at the Singapore Airshow on February 20, 2024 in Singapore.
A C919, Chinese planemaker Comac's competitor to the likes of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737.

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America's rivals are piling on the pressure all at once

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Russian anti-submarine aircraft fly during joint naval and air drills with China in September.
Russian anti-submarine aircraft fly during joint naval and air drills with China in September.

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China's 'wolf warrior' foreign minister is now working a lowly publishing role after falling foul of Xi: report

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China's former foreign minister Qin Gang speaks into the microphone at a press conference.
China's former foreign minister Qin Gang at a press conference in Beijing in May 2023.

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China is going after 'empty student' consultants, who help you graduate without attending a single class for a $2,800 'relationship' fee

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A senior three student stretches during a self-study session at Fengfeng No 1 Middle School in Handan, China.
CCTV said it found five consultants and five vocational schools that offer "empty student services" for high school-equivalent skilled labor certificates.

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Huawei's new trifold phone got more than 2 million preorders in a few hours, just before Apple is set to announce new iPhones

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Huawei's Mate XT garnered 2.8 million pre-orders within hours of its launch.

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This is the conflict-ridden, tension-filled world that the next US president may have to face

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US Navy aircraft carriers and warships travel in lines across the blue ocean with a blue sky background.
Regardless of who wins the 2024 election, Trump or Harris will both likely face a variety of foreign policy challenges.

US Navy photo by Lt. Aaron B. Hicks

China’s Spaceplane Lands in Gobi Desert, Ending Secretive 268-Day Mission

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Astronomer captures mysterious Chinese spaceplane.

Chinese farmers across 14 towns are spraying industrial sulfur on wolfberries so they'd be 'red and beautiful:' state media

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A close-up shot of wolfberries, also known as goji berries, in the fingers of a human hand.
Wolfberries are popular in Chinese cuisine and traditional medicine.

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