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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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

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