China's economy is trapped in a downward spiral that authoritarian regimes are doomed to repeat

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Chinese President Xi Jinping walks to the Monument to the People's Heroes during a ceremony at Tiananmen Square, on the eve of National Day on September 30, 2018 in Beijing, China.

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China is still waiting for a 'big bang' economic fix as Beijing grapples with more bad news

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China's manufacturing sector shrank in July, per multiple indices.

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China just unleashed broad stimulus measures to fire up the economy — but analysts think these have failed to live up to expectations

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Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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China's tech crackdown cost over $1 trillion. But the economy is in such deep trouble that the country's cozying up to its tech firms again.

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A robot plays with basketball at Mintasca intelligence technology company booth during the opening of 2023 World Artificial intelligence conference in Shanghai, China on July 6, 2023 .
China's cozying up to its tech firms again after a massive crackdown wiped $1.1 trillion off the valuations of major firms in the sector.

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War with China would be an 'onslaught' like the US hasn't faced in decades

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A boxing match between China and the US.
Military and experts agree: the US is nowhere near ready for a war with China.

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China's foreign minister has been removed from his post one month after disappearing from the public eye. Experts say we may never know why.

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Qin Gang (above) was removed from his position as China's foreign minister on Tuesday.
Qin Gang (above) was removed from his position as China's foreign minister on Tuesday.

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China is showing up big for Russia but a Cold War historian says Putin is making a 'potentially grave error' and shouldn't expect the lifeline to last

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept. 16, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, gestures while speaking to Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Sept.

China hints at bringing in a stimulus package to support its faltering economy

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China's politburo said late Monday that it would bring in a stimulus package to support the country's faltering economy.

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Xi Jinping's politburo is set to weigh up how to revive China's faltering economy

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Xi Jinping unveils the other six members of the Politburo Standing Committee.
Xi Jinping unveiling six members of the Politburo Standing Committee in 2022.

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China is grappling with slumping growth, a property crisis and debt woes - the next jolt could come from the yuan hitting a 16-year low

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