A retired admiral says the US needs to start building boats fast because China's going to outpace the US Navy in no time

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Soldiers line up on the deck in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province.
"You don't have to be a Nobel Prize-winning mathematician to realize the number of Chinese ships is going to continue to outpace us," said retired US Navy Adm. James Stavridis.

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Evergrande, the massive Chinese real estate developer with $300 billion in debt, is ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court

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Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 28, 2023. On August 28, 2023.
Aerial photo shows a residential area of Evergrande in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 28, 2023. On August 28, 2023.

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China surrounding Taiwan would be enough to drag the US into military conflict, said the majority of 52 US experts

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Officers and soldiers are conducting search training in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on January 5, 2024.
Officers and soldiers are conducting search training in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, on January 5, 2024.

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A woman in China has decided to leave her $2.8m fortune to her dogs and cats and nothing to her children, says report

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A dog and cat.
A dog and cat.

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A China-Taiwan war simulation that assumes a Trump return to office in 2025 warns Taiwan would be 'toast'

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

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China's air force is far from ready for a crucial mission it needs to seize Taiwan

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The J-16 fighter has the precision-guided munitions and advanced radar needed for China's close air-support missions.
The J-16 fighter has the precision-guided munitions and advanced radar needed for China's close air-support missions.

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A local government in China faked signatures on nearly 2,000 traffic tickets amid a $10 trillion debt time bomb

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Heavy traffic on the six-lane road in the city center near the exit to the Sanyuan Bridge in Beijing China.
Heavy traffic on the six-lane road in the city center near the exit to the Sanyuan Bridge in Beijing China.

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China's defense ministry rips NATO and says it's 'like a walking war machine'

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Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian (left) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (right).
Chinese defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian (left) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (right). Wu called NATO "a walking war machine that causes chaos wherever it goes" at a press conference on Thursday.

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Taiwan says China is still sending balloons to the island, which it calls an act of 'cognitive warfare'

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Taiwan plots out the paths of the balloons, President-elect William Lai Ching-te won the country's leadership position on January 13.
Taiwan plots out the paths of the balloons, President-elect William Lai Ching-te won the country's leadership position on January 13.

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Apple's iPhone is the bestselling smartphone in China despite stiff competition from local competitor Huawei

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Customers trying out Apple's iPhone 15 at an Apple store in Shanghai, China.
Customers trying out Apple's iPhone 15 at an Apple store in Shanghai.

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