China Q3 GDP: China’s economic growth slows to 4.9% in the third quarter

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China Q3 GDP: China’s economic growth slows to 4.9% in the third quarter

The rate of growth from a year ago in the July-to-September period was much slower than the 7.9% year-on-year increase China registered in the second quarter. It’s also the weakest…

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China’s AI dominance worries Pentagon and other US officials

The Pentagon’s first-ever chief software officer abruptly quit earlier this month, and now we know exactly why: Nicolas Chaillan, former CSO of the United States Air Force and Space Force,…

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NATO faces day of reckoning amid Afghanistan withdrawal, China’s rise

The West’s inglorious exit from Afghanistan has sparked a long-awaited reckoning for NATO and has fueled major questions about the role the alliance is capable of playing in the 21st…

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What caused China’s power crisis and when will it end?

SHENYANG, China — Classroom lights were off at Baita Elementary School. The screen at the front gate usually displaying announcements had gone dark too. Children were playing sports outside instead of…

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Why China’s power crunch is such a big deal

A general view shows the Wujing Coal-Electricity Power Station in Shanghai on September 28, 2021. Hector Retamal | AFP | Getty Images BEIJING — Local Chinese authorities have abruptly ordered…

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As China’s Evergrande verges on collapse, its debts spur protest

SHENZHEN, China — They came from all over the country, dragging cheap suitcases and clutching file folders filled with records, chanting in front of the glassy skyscraper: “Evergrande, pay up!” They…

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China’s retail sales grew far slower than expected in August

People walk outside the Taikoo Li Sanlitun mall in the Sanlitun shopping area on Aug. 31, 2021. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s retail sales grew…

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China’s rumored aims to dive into Afghanistan are exaggerated: experts

View of a gold mine in Nor Aaba, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani | Reuters One of the first things many Western pundits predicted as the chaotic American withdrawal from…

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China’s Xi Jinping to attend virtual BRICS summit chaired by India

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee, Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech at a ceremony marking…

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China’s trade hit record levels last month despite the global shipping crisis

Exports spiked 25.6% in August from a year ago to $294.3 billion, according to customs statistics published Tuesday. Imports jumped 33.1% over the same period to $236 billion. Both figures…

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