A US admiral says he's confident the US Navy's strike groups can counter China's 'carrier killer' missiles

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A US Navy F-35C Lightning II is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
A US Navy F-35C Lightning II is seen on the flight deck aboard the USS Carl Vinson, a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.

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Chinese migrants are flocking to the southern border, and some have Chinese TikTok guides on how to enter the US: CBS

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In this aerial view, immigrant groups cross water and barbed wire and walk to the US/Mexico border despite extra security measures on February 1, 2024 in El Paso, Texas.
According to data from the US Customs and Border Protection, the number of encounters the agency has had with Chinese nationals at the Southwest land border has risen over 54 times, going from 450 in 2021 to 24,314 in 2023.

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What the collapse of a company owing $300 billion means for the world

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People walk past an Evergrande Group residential complex called Evergrande Palace in Beijing on January 30, 2024.
An Evergrande residential complex in Beijing.

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US Navy warships are getting their first combat experience against the kind of threats China is banking on in the Pacific

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19.
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea on Oct. 19.

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Battery swapping is taking off in China — and it could help rescue the EV revolution in the US

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Nio has built a network of more than 2,000 battery swap stations in China.

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Plunging 2,000 feet underground for a critical mineral — graphite

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One of Sri Lanka's oldest mines holds valuable deposits of graphite, a critical mineral that makes up the largest part of EV batteries. But even though the country produces the world's purest form, experts say Sri Lanka isn't a global competitor.

China is reportedly scrubbing the internet of negative coverage of its economy

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Multiple reports said Chinese authorities are scrubbing the internet of negative economic coverage.

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China's chances of staging an economic rebound this year look slim

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Chinese President Xi Jingping walking across a tightrope across fire while holding a small Chinese flag on a dark-red-to-bright-red background.
Wall Street strategists and investors remain cautious on China for the year ahead, and the long-awaited post-pandemic rebound still hasn't materialized.

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Tesla is upgrading its Model Y's self-driving features in China amid fierce competition from BYD

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In China, the Model Y now comes with the most advanced set of Tesla's autonomous features, per CNBC.

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Elon Musk might be right. Chinese EV firms could 'demolish' their US rivals.

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Elon Musk speaks at the site of Tesla's Shanghai gigafactory in 2019.

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