China – Page 118

China Bet It All on Real Estate. Now Its Economy Is Paying the Price.

After relying on a borrow-to-build model for decades, Beijing must make difficult choices about the country’s housing market and economic future.

By Alexandra Stevenson

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How Nepal’s Deal With China for an Airport Became an Albatross

China called the project a “signature” of its cooperation with Nepal. Insiders and documents reveal the pitfalls of China’s infrastructure-at-any-cost model.

By Daisuke Wakabayashi Bhadra Sharma and Claire Fu

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Across U.S., Chinese Bitcoin Mines Draw National Security Scrutiny

Microsoft reported one site in Wyoming because of its proximity to a data center and nuclear missile base. Records show other cryptocurrency facilities have ties to the Chinese state.

By Gabriel J.X. Dance and Michael Forsythe

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China’s Economic Stake in the Middle East: Its Thirst for Oil

China is the largest oil importer by far from Saudi Arabia and from Iran, highlighting the risk it faces if the war in Israel and Gaza were to broaden.

By Keith Bradsher

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