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Landslide Buries Buildings in Southern China; 91 Missing

At least 91 people were missing Monday, a day after a massive landslide buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The official Xinhua news Agency said the landslide buried 33 buildings in the industrial park in Shenzhen, a major manufacturing center in Guangdong province …

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China Announces It’s Cutting 30,0000 Troops at Military Parade

China’s President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday that he would reduce the country’s military personnel by 300,000, using a parade marking 70 years since the end of World War II to present the People’s Liberation Army as a force for peace and regional stability.President Xi Jinping of China announced on Thursday that he would reduce the …

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Chinese Currency Devaluation angers Trump

Donald Trump, who is the current Republican frontrunner for the 2016 presidential election, criticized Beijing for devaluing the yuan. “They’re just destroying us,” Trump said, according to Reuters. “They keep devaluing their currency until they get it right,” he said. “They’re doing a big cut to the yuan, and that’s going to be devastating for …

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Taylor Swift runs into trouble marketing to China

Taylor Swift recently announced the launch of a clothing line based around herself and her 1989 World Tour in China, appealing to a huge market. The clothing line is supposed to be partnered with local e-commerce giant JD.com and the Alibaba group. She inadvertently stirred controversy with her initials and year of birth (also now …

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20 foreigners arrested in China

20 foreigners, including 11 Britons (2 with dual citizenship in South Africa), 8 South Africans, and 1 Indian citizen have been detained in Mongolia by Chinese officials after being suspected of affiliation with a terror group. African charity Gift of the Givers stated that they were tourists. The charity made a post on Facebook stating: “The Chinese… …

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