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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A couple paid $80,000 after being told their teen son was kidnapped. He was found living in a tent outside Salt Lake City, police said.

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Kai Zhuang, 17, exits a tent he was living in by himself.
Kai Zhuang, 17, is believed to have been a victim of a "cyber kidnapping" scam.

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China is investigating a Taiwanese boyband for lip-syncing, prompting accusations of election interference

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Five men who are a part of the band Mayday hold gold trophies with their arms outstretched as they smile to the camera
Taiwanese pop group Mayday hold their award for Best Album in Mandarin for their album "history of Tomorrow" at the 28th Golden Melody Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, June 24, 2017.

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I moved to China expecting to teach for just 2 years. I've been here for nearly a decade and have no plans to move home.

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Aidan Fairhall, 34, has spent nearly a decade teaching in three international schools in China.
Aidan Fairhall, 34, has spent nearly a decade teaching in international schools in Guangzhou and Shanghai.

Aidan Fairhall

China's Huawei reports nearly $100 billion in sales and claims it has overcome the 'siege' of US sanctions

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The Huawei flagship store in Shanghai, China, November 29, 2023.
Huawei's flagship store in Shanghai, China.

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Chinese spy balloon used a US internet provider to navigate America, report says

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Sailors recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon on February 5, 2023 off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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China's share of the global economy is falling by the most since Mao Zedong, and the historic turn could 'reorder the world'

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Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong.

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AI will help the US maintain its economic dominance over China, strategists say

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Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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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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