China's economy was supposed to be the comeback story of 2023. The lowest-ever foreign stock purchases didn't help make that happen.

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Investors are paying attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Fuyang, China, on December 5, 2023.
The Chinese markets disappointed investors who were expecting a post-pandemic boom in 2023.

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Former NATO commander reckons that China won't be ready for a war with the US 'for about 10 years'

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Soldiers perform satellite communication tests in Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 16, 2023.
"China, in my estimation, will not be ready to take on the US in a very mature way for about 10 years," former NATO supreme allied commander James Stavridis said in a radio interview.

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American fast-food companies find China's 1.4 billion population too delicious to resist

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A man carries his take way McDonald's foods as people take order at a machine at a newly opened McDonald's restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.
A man carries his take way McDonald's foods as people take order at a machine at a newly opened McDonald's restaurant on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

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China could take steps to prop up its economy, but that would leave it vulnerable to a 'Lehman moment,' economist says

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People cross a street in the technology district of Shenzhen, China September 14, 2015.

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Russia has managed to divert most oil exports from Europe to India and China, getting around sanctions, says a top official

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Russian President Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.

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How Tesla can win the EV wars even if its rivals outsell it

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Elon Musk has called the strike action from Swedish workers "insane."

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Tesla's biggest Chinese rival is about to overtake Elon Musk. These fun and affordable models show why.

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The BYD Tang.
The premium BYD Tang is one of the best-selling electrified SUVs in China.

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Chinese electric automaker BYD is about to outsell Tesla this year. Here's how it's winning the race against Elon Musk.

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People use their phones in front of the BYD Seagull that is displayed at the Auto Shanghai show, in Shanghai, China April 19, 2023.
BYD's Seagull hatchback sells for the equivalent of just over $10,000.

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One country dominated clean energy growth this year, and it isn't the US, UK, or Germany. It's China, by a landslide.

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A solar farm operates next to Donggou village in northern China's Hebei province. Solar is now the cheapest form of electricity in a majority of countries.

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Russia's trade with the US plummets to a 3-decade low while its commerce with China surges past $200 billion

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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