China Cracked Apple’s Airdrop to Expose Activists' Identities

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China hacked into Apple’s Airdrop system on Monday allowing the government to identify the name, phone number, and email of the sender’s device, according to a post from a state-backed institution.

China's attendance at Saudi peace talks is 'bad news' for Putin — but Xi Jinping is still 'well served' by his friendship with Russia, expert says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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It's about to get harder for US firms to invest in Chinese markets

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China's President Xi Jinping shakes hands with US President Joe Biden at their meeting on Monday during the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.

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Falling prices in China could be a blessing in disguise for the world economy's ongoing fight against inflation

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NANJING, CHINA - AUGUST 9, 2023 - Customers shop for vegetables at a supermarket in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, August 9, 2023. On the same day, data released by the National Holiday Statistics Bureau showed that in July 2023, the national consumer price fell by 0.3% year-on-year. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Customers shopping at a supermarket in Nanjing, China.

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A rift is growing between Xi and Putin after Russia mocked a Ukraine peace plan backed by China

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's leader Xi Jinping deliver a joint statement following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow in March.

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China slips into deflation, fueling more calls for economic stimulus

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A customer shops for fruits and vegetables at a market in Beijing on August 9, 2023.
A customer shops for fruits and vegetables at a market in Beijing on August 9, 2023.

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China is telling economists not to talk about deflation or faltering growth, report says

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China's post-COVID economic rebound is fizzling out, with growth faltering and forecasters fretting about deflation.

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The most interesting part of China's stimulus announcement was the omission of a key phrase that ignited the 2020 crackdown on the real-estate sector

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Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.
China's once free-spending property buyers are now cautious about their real-estate purchases amid the country's post-COVID economic slump.

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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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