China has 600 nukes already, and it wants to beat US missile defenses, the Pentagon says

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping, dressed in military formal wear, speaks in front of twin rostrum mikes.
China continues to make more operational nuclear warheads.

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China's missile force has Guam in its sights. The US military just took a big, first-of-its-kind step toward strengthening its defenses.

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A Standard Missile-3 interceptor launches during the test this week.
A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, as part of the test on Tuesday.

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China is limiting the sale of key components used to build Ukraine's drones: report

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Workers build drones at a Chinese factory.
China appears to be curbing the sale of crucial drone components to the West amid an escalating trade dispute with the US.

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Trump says he doesn't 'believe' Americans will pay more under his tariff plan but 'can't guarantee anything'

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President-elect Donald Trump in France.
President-elect Donald Trump reiterated that he's a "big believer in tariffs" on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.

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China's special forces are untested. Success in a Taiwan invasion could depend on them.

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Elite units like the Chinese People's Armed Police are likely to play key roles should China ever decide to invade Taiwan.
 

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NASA is delaying sending astronauts back to the moon — but it still thinks it can beat China

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A golden sunrise surrounds NASA's Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for Artemis I on the pad at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 22, 2022.
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said the delays had to do with issues found after the launch of the Artemis 1 mission in 2022.

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China's cheap goods are threatening to undermine its influence in the developing world

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Indonesians shop for clothes at the Tanah Abang apparel wholesale center.
Cheap Chinese goods, including electronic vehicles, textiles, and steel, are flooding countries such as Indonesia.

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Meet Trump's pick for ambassador to China

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David Perdue speaks to supporters.
David Perdue has commercial and political experience.

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Lululemon's international sales were its saving grace this quarter

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A Lululemon store in Shanghai, China.
Lululemon continues to open new stores in China.

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How arms trafficking actually works, according to a former arms dealer

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David Packouz is a former arms trader. In 2005, he joined the arms dealer Efraim Diveroli at AEY, bidding on contracts for the US military. In 2007, AEY won a $300 million contract to supply munitions to Afghanistan. Packouz was part of a cover-up to disguise the true identity of the ammunition, concealing that it was of Chinese origin.

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