China's latest stimulus effort unintentionally creates chaos in its financial markets as short-term rates hit 50%

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Chinese President Xi Jinping

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China just bought 3 million metric tons of American soybeans

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Ryan Roberts eats some of the soy beans in his field to check if they are ready for harvest in Minooka, Illinois, September 24, 2014. 4.

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Short-seller Jim Chanos talks bitcoin, Tesla, AI, and the 'dark side of finance' in new interview. Here are the 4 best quotes.

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Meta is returning to China 14 years after Facebook was blocked by striking a deal with Tencent to sell its VR headsets

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Meta will start selling its VR headsets in China in late 2024.

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An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as $1.40 — and it's honoring the deal

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A plane of China Southern Airlines taking off from Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.
A plane of China Southern Airlines taking off from Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.

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Risky intercepts show China's fighter pilots are 'willing to challenge' the US as their planes increasingly meet in the air, former aviator says

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INDOPACOM said the video the Chinese J-11 fighter pilot "executed an unsafe intercept" of a US Air Force B-52 aircraft in late October.

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The CEO of a Chinese tech giant has been unreachable after making his last public appearance in August: Chinese media reports

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Chen Shaojie, 39, is the CEO of Tencent-backed gaming live-streaming platform DouYu. A state-owned media outlet in China, citing unconfirmed reports, said Chen was being investigated by the authorities and had been uncontactable for three weeks.

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Oil prices are at their lowest level since August. Here's everything moving crude markets.

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Israeli soldiers work to secure residential areas following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel October 7, 2023.
Israeli soldiers work to secure residential areas following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel October 7, 2023.

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The US is quietly arming Taiwan against a Chinese invasion — but it could backfire

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US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on November 14, 2022.

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China boldly claims it has a plan to mass produce humanoid robots that can 'reshape the world' within two years

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Tesla unveiled its Optimus humanoid robot prototype in 2021. It remains to be seen whether China's plans could rival it.

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