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How China is putting the global economy in its wallet

by David Brancaccio and Aidan Connelly
Dec 18, 2017
Author Shaun Rein explains the threats and opportunities arising from the world's second-largest economy.
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An impossible race, and why Italians love this particular shade of red

by Bridget Bodnar
Dec 12, 2017
In 1907, a small group of automobile enthusiasts wanted to see if it was possible to race from China to France.
A vintage 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO which won the 1963 Le Mans GT race outside Bonham and Brooks auction house in London, 30 October 2000.
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China eases limits on foreign interests in financial firms

by Jennifer Pak
Dec 11, 2017
China announced new measures that will give foreign banks and investors more ownership control over their operations in the country.
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet business leaders at the Great Hall of the People on November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.
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His father fled China and rode the escalator of globalization

by Kai Ryssdal , Scott Tong and Shaheen Ainpour
Dec 8, 2017
Reporter Scott Tong's book tells the story of his family's journey to the West against an economic backdrop.
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of a portrait of the late communist leader Mao Zedong in Beijing.
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Tough talks lurk behind Trump's first-class reception in China

by Kai Ryssdal , Jennifer Pak and Shaheen Ainpour
Nov 8, 2017
The president will likely ask for some technology reciprocity and help with North Korea.
President Donald Trump, walking with first lady Melania Trump, looks at China's President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, as they tour the Forbidden City in Beijing today.
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China sees green

by Jed Kim
Nov 6, 2017
The annual U.N. climate talks are underway in Bonn, Germany for the next two weeks. This marks the first of these conferences since President Donald Trump announced he’d pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement. As the U.S. cedes global leadership in the fight against climate change, China is stepping up. But it’s […]
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China sets course for a "moderately prosperous" economy

by Kai Ryssdal and Jennifer Pak
Oct 26, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping was installed for another entirely expected five-year term by the Communist Party Congress this week. And in the course of a three-plus hour speech to open the Congress, Xi said something that hasn’t gotten much notice here, but is all over the Chinese press: He wants to build a moderately prosperous […]
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What China's party congress means for the average Joe

by Kai Ryssdal , Jennifer Pak and Shaheen Ainpour
Oct 18, 2017
A meeting of high-ranking officials in China signals the country's direction.
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening session of the 19th Communist Party Congress held at the Great Hall of the People today in Beijing.
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Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against "grim" challenges

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 18, 2017
China's Community Party Congress — an event that happens twice a decade — kicked off today.
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China wants nothing to do with America's trash

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Oct 17, 2017
It will no longer import recycled scrap from the U.S. So what do we do with it?
Scrap metal in Long Beach, California, waits to be shipped to Asia for recycling.
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