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BEIJING – China is locking down its capital. Security is tighter than ever ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s highly anticipated Fifth Plenum. Drone flights are strictly banned across the massive city, and police have set up extra checkpoints on major highways. Vehicle restrictions are causing massive traffic jams near the political center of the […]

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China’s Economy in Crisis: Can Mortgage Subsidies Save It?

BEIJING – A massive real estate crash is dragging down China’s entire economy right now. For decades, property development served as the unstoppable engine of Chinese economic growth. Now, abandoned construction sites and empty high-rises litter cities across the vast country. This prolonged downturn continues to wipe out household wealth and consumer confidence. In response, […]

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China’s High-Speed Trains Race to a Trillion Dollar Debt

BEIJING – China’s high-speed rail network is widely celebrated as a modern engineering marvel, but it hides a deeply troubling financial reality. Over the past fifteen years, the country has rapidly built over 48,000 kilometers of highly advanced passenger railway track. This unprecedented expansion was originally meant to connect distant rural provinces, modernize transportation, and […]

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Trade Truce Fails to Mask China’s Trillion-Dollar Crisis

BEIJING – China and The United States recently shook hands in Washington on a narrow $60 billion tariff truce that surprised many international observers. Global stock markets immediately cheered this rare moment of economic harmony between the two heavily divided global superpowers. However, the joyful celebration on Wall Street completely misses the much larger picture […]

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Is China’s Economy Broken? Inside the Historic Debt Crisis

BEIJING – For decades, the world marveled at the seemingly unstoppable engine of the Chinese economy as it transformed the nation. The country rapidly transitioned from a struggling agrarian society into a formidable, highly advanced global superpower. However, that unprecedented era of limitless prosperity has officially ended, leaving economists scrambling to understand the economic fallout. […]

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China Cracks Down on Scam Centres in Myanmar

BEIJING – A massive shadow industry has quietly stolen vast sums of money from people worldwide. Across Southeast Asia, sprawling criminal compounds run non-stop romance and investment scams. Now, China is leading a tremendous crackdown to crush these fraud centres in neighbouring Myanmar. The financial stakes could not be higher for global law enforcement agencies. […]

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Biting Midge Swarms Overwhelm Northern China Cities

BEIJING – A severe outbreak of tiny biting midges is currently sweeping across multiple regions in northern China. Cities in Heilongjiang Province, including Harbin and the Greater Khingan Mountains, are facing extreme swarms. Inner Mongolia is also experiencing this unusually intense infestation that is heavily disrupting daily life. Residents are struggling to manage the sheer […]

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China’s Housing Crash: Inside the Trillion-Dollar Meltdown

BEIJING – China’s economic miracle was historically built on a massive foundation of concrete and steel. For decades, towering apartment blocks drove explosive economic growth and created immense middle-class wealth. But today, the primary engine behind the world’s second-largest economy has violently stalled. China’s real estate bubble has finally burst, and the shockwaves are spreading […]

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China’s Marriage Crisis: Women Lower Standards For Love