Men in medieval China were able to move up the social ladder as easily as male Baby Boomers in the US, study suggests

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A miniature landscape palace of Xi 'an Daming Palace National Heritage Park is seen under heavy snow in Xi 'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, Nov 11, 2023.
A miniature landscape palace of Xi 'an Daming Palace National Heritage Park is seen under heavy snow in Xi 'an City, Shaanxi Province, China, Nov 11, 2023.

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MrBeast, the king of YouTube, is setting his sights on the Chinese market

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YouTube megastar MrBeast (left) uploaded his first video on Chinese video-sharing site Bilibili (right) on Tuesday.
YouTube megastar MrBeast uploaded his first video on Chinese video-sharing site Bilibili on Tuesday.

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A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course

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Smoking "Uncle Chen" as he ran the Xin'anjiang Marathon.

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China opens the world's deepest and largest underground laboratory 7,800 feet below a mountain to hunt for dark matter

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A photo shows the tunnel entrance of the China Jinping Underground Laboratory in China's Sichuan Province on November 8, 2023.

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China's stock market is in a 3-year slump and Beijing's flip-flops are adding to the confusion

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People are walking past an electronic display board showing the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, China, on January 22, 2024.
People are walking past an electronic display board showing the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong, China, on January 22, 2024.

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Morgan Stanley warns EV momentum is 'stalling' — and lists 7 reasons Tesla should be worried

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

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25 experts calculated the scenarios they think could play out in the US-China relationship. All the results are bleak.

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US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.
US President Joe Biden greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023.

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First he was a teacher. Then he was China's top tech titan. Now, meet Jack Ma 3.0 — a high-tech farmer.

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Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group.

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China's rapidly dwindling future will shape the world for decades to come

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2024 is the year of the incredible shrinking China.

Mexico's one big advantage over the US right now could stall the 'Made in America' push

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Mexico's growing manufacturing base could persuade more US businesses to shift their supply chains there — rather than the US.

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