China, facing an economic slump, wants to make its industrial northeast more productive, turning to policies that some economists say have outlived their time.
Tag: China
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Biden Hosts Pacific Islands, With a Rising China in Mind
The event at the White House was part of an administration effort to deepen ties with a string of small but strategic nations.
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Gold Mining Is Poisoning the Planet With Mercury
Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.
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The U.S. Is Pulling Back From China. How Far Is Too Far?
The backlash against trade with the Chinese should not cause America to retreat from the rest of the world.
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Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea
The world’s most brazen maritime militarization is gaining muscle in waters through which one-third of global ocean trade passes.