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A Reporter Returns to China to Find it Richer, but Also Highly Paranoid.

Returning to China after decades away, a correspondent finds bullet trains, dazzling skylines — and a surveillance state more paranoid and pervasive than ever.

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U.N. Releases New List of Companies It Says Do Business With Israeli Settlements

Israel condemned the database of firms tied to activity in the occupied West Bank as a “political tool” to advance “a smear campaign.”

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How China’s Leader Plans to Win the Future With A.I.

A decade ago, Xi Jinping asked if China could master A.I. His push is remaking the economy, challenging the United States and keeping society under control.

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For China, a Mock A.I. Attack on WeChat Signals a Dangerous New Era

The demonstration of a potent cyberweapon has exposed China’s vulnerabilities and added to the urgency of A.I. safety talks between Beijing and Washington.

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Zhu Rongji, Former Premier Who Pushed China to a Market Economy, Dies at 97

As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.

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