China's internet is filled with well-wishes for earthquake-stricken Taiwan — and veiled references that the PLA can help

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Soldiers clear the debris in Chenjia Village of Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2023.
Soldiers clear the debris in Chenjia Village of Dahejia Township, Jishishan County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 20, 2023.

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I spent a night in one of the empty apartments in Malaysia's $100 billion ghost town, and I can see why very few people want to live there

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The author stayed in one of the condominiums in Forest City, a development that cost $100 billion to build.

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Biden warns Xi Jinping about China's ongoing support for Russia amid Ukraine war

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Xi Jinping and Joe Biden.

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3 people died after being ripped from their high-rise apartments by freak wind storms in China, local reports say

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Footage of one of the affected houses in Nanchang shows the extent fo the damage to the balcony and bedroom.
Footage of one of the affected houses in Nanchang shows the extent of the damage to the balcony and bedroom.

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Chinese social media accounts are stoking political chaos ahead of the 2024 presidential election: report

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An executive who worked on '3 Body Problem' was sentenced to death for fatally poisoning the Netflix show's producer

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"3 Body Problem" debuted on Netflix on March 21, the day before executive Xu Yao was sentenced to death.

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If you want a preview of China's economic collapse, just look at Japan

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Japan's recent success stems from a decadeslong effort to reboot the economy. That will be nearly impossible for Beijing to re-create.

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Japan's long-comatose economy is finally showing proof of life.

Steven Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok without the one thing that makes it so valuable: the algorithm

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Steven Mnuchin, the former US Treasury Secretary, says he wants to rebuild TikTok.

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US Marines train for war with China on an island-hopping battlefield, report says

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Logistics support vessel USAV SP4 James A. Loux (LSV-6) prepares to unload vehicles onto the trident pier
Logistics support vessel USAV SP4 James A. Loux prepares to unload vehicles onto the trident pier and be driven by the US Marines located in the United Arab Emirates.

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A global scramble to make humanoid robots is gearing up to be the 21st century's space race

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Two humanoid robots facing each other, with backgrounds split between the Chinese flag on one side and the American flag on the other.

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