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China’s ‘Rapid’ Debt Buildup May Portend A Looming Financial Crisis: New York Fed

China’s recent debt buildup following the Covid-19 pandemic has researchers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York wondering if the country […]

In think tank’s Taiwan war game, US beats China at high cost

WASHINGTON – In a pessimistic, but realistic, 2026 war game scenario, a combined sabotage and information operation campaign helped Chinese military […]

China’s Ultra-Rich Are Losing Their Favorite Escape Route to Europe

It’s a pitch that’s lured thousands of Chinese over the past decade, helping to reshape Portugal’s urban landscape as part […]

Visualized: Which Countries are Dominating Space?

▼ Use This Visualization Believe it or not, there is a lot of stuff in space. In fact, our atmosphere […]

A Nuclear War Could Starve Billions, But One Country May Be Safer Than The Rest

It starts with a single mushroom-shaped cloud the world hoped to never see again. Retaliation prompts tit-for-tat attacks, each intended […]

China just ran into something that could be even more devastating for its supply chains than COVID-19 lockdowns: A record heat wave

OVID-19 lockdowns in China threw a wrench into global supply chains earlier this year, causing shipping and production delays worldwide, and hindering […]

Humans are not prepared for a pandemic caused by fungal infections

When the 48-year-old longtime smoker came to Shmuel Shoham, an infectious diseases expert at Johns Hopkins, she was worried about […]

One of the Decade’s Hottest Bond Markets Is Imploding in China

Rebecca Choong Wilkins and Lulu Chen (Bloomberg) — When investor demand for Chinese property debt was approaching its peak back […]

China’s Rise Will Be Short-Lived

By Peter Zeihan About the author: Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist. He is the author of The End of the World Is Just […]

Is the era of free movement for Chinese citizens coming to an end?

By Jane Li For people in China, being able to travel abroad is a freedom that wasn’t granted to them until […]