BRI Boosts Bosnia's Development: Ivanic Highlights China's Infrastructure and Trade Impact
Mladen Ivanic, a former member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency, praised the Belt and Road Initiative's role in his country's development, contrasting China's approach with Western institutions and highlighting infrastructure projects like the recently completed Pocitelj-Zvirovici highway, whi...
BRI Boosts Bosnia's Development: Ivanic Highlights China's Infrastructure and Trade Impact
Mladen Ivanic, a former member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's presidency, praised the Belt and Road Initiative's role in his country's development, contrasting China's approach with Western institutions and highlighting infrastructure projects like the recently completed Pocitelj-Zvirovici highway, whi...
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48% Bias Score
Biden to Decide Fate of U.S. Steel's $14.1 Billion Sale
President Biden will decide within 15 days whether to approve Nippon Steel's $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel after a federal panel failed to reach a consensus, despite Nippon Steel's pledges to maintain U.S. jobs and operations and counter China's steel dominance.
Biden to Decide Fate of U.S. Steel's $14.1 Billion Sale
President Biden will decide within 15 days whether to approve Nippon Steel's $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel after a federal panel failed to reach a consensus, despite Nippon Steel's pledges to maintain U.S. jobs and operations and counter China's steel dominance.
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48% Bias Score
China Sentences Car Attacker to Death After School Rampage
A Chinese court sentenced Huang Wen to death with a two-year reprieve for driving his car into a crowd outside a primary school in Changde, Hunan province on November 19, injuring 30 people; this is one of several recent violent attacks across China amid growing economic discontent.
China Sentences Car Attacker to Death After School Rampage
A Chinese court sentenced Huang Wen to death with a two-year reprieve for driving his car into a crowd outside a primary school in Changde, Hunan province on November 19, injuring 30 people; this is one of several recent violent attacks across China amid growing economic discontent.
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China Sentences Attacker to Death After 30 Injured in Changde
Huan Wen, in Changde, Hunan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after injuring 30 people (18 students) in a November 19th attack, citing investment losses and family conflicts as motives; this follows recent violent incidents linked to China's slowing economy.
China Sentences Attacker to Death After 30 Injured in Changde
Huan Wen, in Changde, Hunan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve after injuring 30 people (18 students) in a November 19th attack, citing investment losses and family conflicts as motives; this follows recent violent incidents linked to China's slowing economy.
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40% Bias Score
China's Clean Air Success: Reduced PM2.5 Levels Reverse Life Expectancy Decline
China's successful air pollution control measures, costing hundreds of billions of yuan, reduced the national average PM2.5 concentration from 63 to 33 micrograms per cubic meter between 2013 and 2020, reversing a 0.6-year decline in life expectancy and significantly decreasing infant diseases linke...
China's Clean Air Success: Reduced PM2.5 Levels Reverse Life Expectancy Decline
China's successful air pollution control measures, costing hundreds of billions of yuan, reduced the national average PM2.5 concentration from 63 to 33 micrograms per cubic meter between 2013 and 2020, reversing a 0.6-year decline in life expectancy and significantly decreasing infant diseases linke...
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52% Bias Score
Ishiba Prioritizes U.S.-Japan Alliance Amid Regional Tensions and Domestic Reforms
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, facing domestic challenges after an election loss, emphasized strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance due to China's assertive military actions and North Korea's missile tests, while also seeking to reform domestic laws on married couples' surnames.
Ishiba Prioritizes U.S.-Japan Alliance Amid Regional Tensions and Domestic Reforms
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, facing domestic challenges after an election loss, emphasized strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance due to China's assertive military actions and North Korea's missile tests, while also seeking to reform domestic laws on married couples' surnames.
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48% Bias Score
US Solar Tariffs to Hike Prices, Disrupt Supply Chains
New US tariffs on solar cells from several Asian countries, including a doubled tariff on Chinese imports, are predicted to increase inflation, disrupt supply chains, and potentially slow down the US solar market's growth, despite incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act.
US Solar Tariffs to Hike Prices, Disrupt Supply Chains
New US tariffs on solar cells from several Asian countries, including a doubled tariff on Chinese imports, are predicted to increase inflation, disrupt supply chains, and potentially slow down the US solar market's growth, despite incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Biden Signs $895 Billion Defense Bill Amidst Controversy
President Biden signed a $895 billion defense bill including pay raises for military personnel, measures to counter China, and restrictions on transgender care for military families, despite his objections; the bill also passed the House and Senate.
Biden Signs $895 Billion Defense Bill Amidst Controversy
President Biden signed a $895 billion defense bill including pay raises for military personnel, measures to counter China, and restrictions on transgender care for military families, despite his objections; the bill also passed the House and Senate.
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BYD Factory Construction Halted in Brazil Amid "Slavery-Like" Conditions
Brazilian authorities stopped construction of a BYD electric vehicle factory in Bahia after discovering over 160 workers living in "slavery-like" conditions, including withheld wages and passports, prompting BYD to cut ties with the responsible subcontractor.
BYD Factory Construction Halted in Brazil Amid "Slavery-Like" Conditions
Brazilian authorities stopped construction of a BYD electric vehicle factory in Bahia after discovering over 160 workers living in "slavery-like" conditions, including withheld wages and passports, prompting BYD to cut ties with the responsible subcontractor.
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44% Bias Score
China's Rising Life Expectancy Fuels a Booming Silver Economy
China's average life expectancy has risen from approximately 35 years before 1949 to 78.6 years in 2023, due to improved healthcare, higher incomes, and healthier lifestyles, creating a large "silver economy" projected to reach 30 trillion yuan by 2035, while the government is raising retirement age...
China's Rising Life Expectancy Fuels a Booming Silver Economy
China's average life expectancy has risen from approximately 35 years before 1949 to 78.6 years in 2023, due to improved healthcare, higher incomes, and healthier lifestyles, creating a large "silver economy" projected to reach 30 trillion yuan by 2035, while the government is raising retirement age...
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China Announces Proactive 2025 Fiscal Policy to Boost Growth
China will implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2025, increasing the fiscal deficit, government spending, and bond issuance to boost economic growth, focusing on consumption, technological innovation, and risk mitigation.
China Announces Proactive 2025 Fiscal Policy to Boost Growth
China will implement a more proactive fiscal policy in 2025, increasing the fiscal deficit, government spending, and bond issuance to boost economic growth, focusing on consumption, technological innovation, and risk mitigation.
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Chinese Court Sentences Driver to Death for School Attack Amidst Rise in Violence
A Chinese court sentenced Huang Wen to death with a two-year reprieve for driving his vehicle into a crowd outside a primary school in Changde, Hunan province on November 19th, injuring 30 people, including 18 students; the attack is one of several recent violent incidents in China, prompting increa...
Chinese Court Sentences Driver to Death for School Attack Amidst Rise in Violence
A Chinese court sentenced Huang Wen to death with a two-year reprieve for driving his vehicle into a crowd outside a primary school in Changde, Hunan province on November 19th, injuring 30 people, including 18 students; the attack is one of several recent violent incidents in China, prompting increa...
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40% Bias Score