China's property crisis could get even uglier. This time, a state-backed developer is the one raising concerns.

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Workers inside the construction site of a residential project developed by Vanke in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province.
Workers inside the construction site of a residential project developed by Vanke in Nanjing in east China's Jiangsu province.

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Problems in China have US intelligence worried the rising military power may become 'even more aggressive and unpredictable'

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People watch a video about China's military advancements at the Military Museum in Beijing on March 3, 2024.
People watch a video about China's military advancements at the Military Museum in Beijing on March 3, 2024.

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The loophole that lets North Korea skip sanctions and sell products to the US

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North Koreans making false eyelashes generate millions for their country. The cheap, high-quality product is lucrative for the secretive country. Here's how it's sidestepping international sanctions.

Europe shouldn't be afraid of Chinese electric cars, says Mercedes-Benz CEO

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The Mercedes-Benz concept CLA could go on sale next year.

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China's propaganda actors may go rogue and try to influence the 2024 election, US intelligence says

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (left) and President Joe Biden (right).

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The TikTok ban chaos — explained in 60 seconds

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A TikTok ban is gathering steam in Congress. But what could it actually mean?

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China is teaching the likes of Apple and Tesla a very painful business lesson

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US tech firms like Apple are coming under growing pressure in China.

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Beijing says property developers in deep trouble must go bankrupt

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People look at model of real estate property at a showroom of Country Garden on August 25, 2019 in Yichang, Hubei Province of China.
Chinese property giant Country Garden, which faces a liquidation petition filed at a Hong Kong court, is the latest real-estate developer under scrutiny.

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TikTok leaders are pretty surprised that a bill to ban TikTok is zooming through Congress: report

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TikTok leaders are surprised that a bill that would ban TikTok in the US has gotten as far as it has.

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'Porous' sanctions haven't stopped Russia's war, but there's still more the West can do to squeeze its economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on February 6, 2024.

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