Luxury brands are slashing prices in China

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Brands like Balenciaga and Marc Jacobs have discounted products on Alibaba's upscale e-commerce platform Tmall Luxury Pavilion.

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Asia is preparing for a rogue US if Trump and Vance win the election, security and foreign policy experts say

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Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance at the Republican National Convention.
On Monday, former President Donald Trump named Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential pick. Both Trump and Vance have been equally hawkish when it comes to dealing with China.

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Trump's new running mate, JD Vance, is stirring new fears the US could abandon Ukraine if they win the election

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Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill.
Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, blamed the housing affordability crisis largely on high interest rates in an interview with Business Insider last year.

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Vance wants the US military to focus on China over Russia. There's one big problem with that plan.

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Former president Donald Trump and his vice president pick, Sen. JD Vance, at the RNC conference in Milwaukee. Vance has suggested US military focus should be on China.

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Bosses in China have been accused of making job applicants take pregnancy tests: report

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Nantong, China
Companies in Nantong, China, have been accused of getting female job applicants take pregnancy tests as part of pre-employment physical exams.

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The most immediate threat to China's economy isn't external. It's internal.

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Chinese and foreign tourists in Shanghai, China.
China's economic challenges include weak consumer sentiment and demand.

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Chinese consumers aren't buying enough stuff, and it's taking a toll on the economy

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Residents select products at a supermarket in Shanghai, China.
Residents select products at a supermarket in Shanghai, China.

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The US Navy needs to find more ships it can load up with missiles amid shipbuilding delays, Congress says with eyes on China

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A graphic rendering of the future guided-missile frigate USS Lafayette (FFG 65). Work on a new class of frigate has been experiencing delays.

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China basically just admitted it's also concerned about solar panel overcapacity

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Solar panels on buildings in the Anhui province of China.

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Japan is scrambling to explain why its naval destroyer pushed into Chinese waters where Beijing was conducting live-fire drills near Taiwan

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Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) arriving in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province.
The Japanese Akizuki-class destroyer Suzutsuki, pictured here in 2019, sailed into Chinese waters on July 4 for about 20 minutes.

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