China's property crisis is bleeding into its banking sector, which is being asked to prop up developers

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An aerial photo is showing a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, on January 29, 2024.
A residential area in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, on January 29, 2024.

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China built a mock-up of key area in Taiwan's capital city at a desert training site, satellite images show

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A satellite image showing Chinese mock up of Taiwan's presidential office.
Satellite image of an area in Inner Mongolia showing what appears to be a mock-up of a key government area in Taipei, Taiwan dated December 2022.

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Xi Jinping is caught in a bind: How do I undermine US power while also courting its investors?

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with representatives from American business, strategic and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 27, 2024. (

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Elon Musk got special favors and access from China that could leave him exposed, report says

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Tesla boss Elon Musk during a trip to Shanghai.

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Apple's iPhone China shipments in February look even worse than estimated

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Apple CEO Tim Cook at the China Development Forum in Beijing
Apple CEO Tim Cook at the 2024 China Development Forum in Beijing.

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A deadly Boeing 737 crash in China is still shrouded in mystery as the government says it found nothing abnormal before the plane nose-dived

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A plane carrying the second black box of the crashed China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 27, 2022 in Beijing, China.
A plane carrying the second black box of the crashed China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport on March 27, 2022 in Beijing, China.

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Rural men in China say they're too poor to afford the massive dowries expected of them. People on social media say it's just an excuse.

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A couple poses for a photo at a marriage registration office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Aug 22, 2023.
A couple poses for a photo at a marriage registration office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Aug 22, 2023.

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A UPenn student started a YouTube channel. In weeks, her face was stolen on China's social media.

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Olga Loiek, 20, started a YouTube channel in November that was later targeted by unknown parties creating deepfakes of her.

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Iran-backed Houthis attacked a Chinese ship with missiles after promising to leave them alone

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A commercial ship in the Red Sea last week.
A commercial ship in the Red Sea last week.

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Members of Congress are getting pushback on the TikTok ban from their own angry Gen Z kids

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Rep. Hillary Scholten and her son
Rep. Hillary Scholten, a Democrat from Michigan, and her son.

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