Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert

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Satellite image of a new carrier target in China's Taklamakan Desert.
Satellite image of a new carrier target apparently modeled after the USS Gerald R. Ford in China's Taklamakan Desert, captured January 1, 2024.

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China's back at it with its balloons

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The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. February 4, 2023.
A suspected Chinese spy balloon moments after being shot down over South Carolina in February 2023.

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Xi Jinping is purging China's military — and it could disrupt its race to catch up to the US

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Chinese President Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary session of the National People's Congress on March 11, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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China has fired a top official after proposed video game restrictions unleashed a market meltdown of epic proportions

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A large number of people watch the live broadcast of the 2023 League of Legends Global Finals in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, Nov 19, 2023.
Chinese officials announced new draft rules that would discourage people from playing video games on December 22. The announcement triggered a massive sell-off in gaming stocks on the same day.

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Some investors are getting tempted by cheap China stocks that have slumped 60% in 2 years — but the market started 2024 in the red

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Investors are paying attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Fuyang, China, on December 29, 2023.
Investors are paying attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Fuyang, China, on December 29, 2023.

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The US beat out China as South Korea's top export market for the first time in 2 decades

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Chinese women are fed up with Xi Jinping's attempts to make them have more and more kids

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SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.
SHANGHAI, CHINA - FEBRUARY 24: A woman crosses a pedestrian crossing in wet weather in the Shanghai's financial district (Lujiazui) on February 24, 2018 in Shanghai, China.

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It's official: Tesla has lost the EV crown to China

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The logo marks the showroom and service center for the US automotive and energy company Tesla in Amsterdam on October 23, 2019
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Jack Ma's Alibaba was once China's answer to Silicon Valley giants – but its turnaround plan appears to be in trouble

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Jack Ma, cofounder of tech giant Alibaba.
Jack Ma's Alibaba is struggling witb a restructuring plan, a report suggests.

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China's economy is in so much trouble that even Xi Jinping's admitting that businesses are having a 'tough time'

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Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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