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For all the worry about how America has become one big bet on AI, a similar but perhaps more alarming story is unfolding quietly in the other economic superpower. China’s vaunted AI prowess is concealing deep rot elsewhere in its economy. Though many forecasters keep expecting China to surpass the US as the world’s leading …
Prices hit lowest point in at least two decades. Price-to-income ratio stuck at very high 21. In Shanghai second-hand homes around 8,000 USD per square meter. Big cities like Beijing saw prices drop sharply from 2018 peaks. 70-80% of Chinese household wealth tied to property. Estimated $18 trillion in wealth destroyed. High homeownership rate over …
Chinese margin calls must be next level byu/tronald_dum inwallstreetbets
Here's crybaby Dario Amodei trying to get the US government to ban China's open source models, because those models have caught up to Anthropic's models now. (GLM 5.2, for example…) Does this guy EVER stop whining? https://t.co/iguWFD3gqd — HealthRanger (@HealthRanger) June 29, 2026 This is the part of the AI race that gets interesting. The …
Everyone agrees AI is changing the world. That doesn’t automatically mean AI stocks are worth any price. That’s why this warning caught my attention. Two Chinese hedge funds, Wealspring Asset and Shanghai Banxia Investment, are arguing that AI stocks have entered a “super bubble.” Wealspring believes some of the hottest AI names could eventually fall …
FBI shuts down 13 websites accused of operating as covert Chinese intelligence online collection domains https://t.co/CEHqrG1Ewa — Bill Gertz (@BillGertz) June 11, 2026 Federal authorities on Wednesday shut down 13 internet domains said to be used by China for operations to obtain classified and sensitive U.S. government information, the Justice Department said. The internet sites …
Either there is a global rebalancing taking place or the Saudi’s are taking a hit https://x.com/jackprandelli/status/2065002066091622441 h/t Emeraldlight
@straitstimes 🤖 A robot took a tumble while dancing to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean and was dragged off stage at a store event in Shenzhen, China. #robotfails ♬ original sound – The Straits Times @loczniki This one robot on your FYP 🤖 ♬ original sound – Nicki i Loczek AC
FBI and Las Vegas Metro Police raided a home in northeast Las Vegas (on Sugar Springs Drive) after reports of people getting sick. They found a suspected unlicensed biolab in the garage with refrigerators full of vials containing unknown liquids, lab equipment, a centrifuge, and over 1,000 samples. Some materials were labeled in Mandarin. EXPLOSIVE …
This lady spotted the loose manhole cover and didn’t leave until she’d warned everyone passing by ❤️ pic.twitter.com/RYABxMnwZn — Be Believing (@Be_Believing) May 22, 2026 h/t Hyper Star
Wow first the Chinese now the Turks https://t.co/pOLGYRsk70 — Nicholas Mugalli (@RealNickMugalli) May 21, 2026 TURKEY DUMPS US TREASURIES TO DEFEND LIRA Turkey sold nearly all of its US Treasury holdings in March, cutting them from $16 billion to just $1.8 billion, according to US Treasury data. The selloff came as Ankara moved to support …
The 34 year old actress immigrated to the West from China before landing major roles on big-budget network shows… Liu raked in massive paychecks from premium streaming platforms like HBO, Netflix, and Amazon Prime… Social media users immediately blasted the Hollywood millionaire for her total blindness to actual communist oppression… Elon Musk cuts straight through …
Chinese people are good at pretending to be serious to give you hard time. If the US agrees to provide with whatever they need, Bessent can march into the Great Hall of the People like walking into his own home. Chinese people only pretend to be serious. — Pat (@Patricia21st) May 18, 2026
A startup in China is charging $3 for an AI clone of your deceased loved ones. You send them pictures, videos, or voice recordings, and they build a version that looks, sounds, and talks exactly like the person who passed away. People are using it to talk to their dead parents,… pic.twitter.com/tseO7gaTIl — Shadow of …
Warns kicking them out kills American college system. Trump says China builds universities overnight if we push back. America First gets parked for foreign tuition cash. China cash owns him now. pic.twitter.com/9JipTjaqam — Michael Zhang (@wenzhang115) May 15, 2026
Beijing spy cams everywhere catch everything, Fox screams Communism. Maybe you shouldn't park illegally. They should also fine your ass for doing this in the midst of scooter lane:pic.twitter.com/Yq0Wo4tsdi — Carl Zha (@CarlZha) May 14, 2026
Spy has two US born anchor babies, pushes birthright citizenship loophole. Democrats are compromised to the core. DEMOCRATS LOVE CHINESE SPIES!@KatieMiller calls out how Chinese communists have embedded themselves within in the Democrat Party: “We had Senator Dianne Feinstein, as you just mentioned, she employed a Chinese spy. You have Eric Swalwell who dated a …
by Michael It appears that China has decided to provide Iran with highly advanced anti-ship missiles that are known as “aircraft-carrier killers”, and that is really bad news for the U.S. Navy. Our vessels do not have any effective defenses against the Chinese-made CM-302. The information that I have to share with you in this …
by Michael This is starting to get really weird. For months, people have been talking about the growing list of U.S. scientists that were working on sensitive projects related to our space or nuclear programs that have either suddenly died or mysteriously disappeared. Of course if someone mysteriously disappears and never comes back, it is …
The size of the Chinese strategic petroleum reserve is mind blowing: larger than US + Japan + the whole of Western Europe COMBINED byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
Well I didn’t see this coming.. For those who are blind to these ongoing global affairs.. it’s all about the US Dollar vs Chinese Yuan. Who controls the money, controls the world. But USA could have just pulled out a card I did not see coming. A deal with Indonesia. Block the straight of Malacca …
🇺🇸🇨🇳🇮🇷 The US threatens to sanction Chinese banks for buying Iranian oil pic.twitter.com/WAxW3wrbKn — Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 15, 2026 NOW – Scott Bessent: "Two Chinese banks received letters from the U.S. Treasury… If we can prove that there is Iranian money flowing through your accounts then we are willing to put on secondary …
Chinese engineer's tutorial on how to take down a US F-35 went viral. 5 days later, Iran claimed it did https://t.co/6WU6k8sHUE — L.T.V.Rajesh (@rajeshltv) April 4, 2026 Technically skilled people in China are sharing their knowledge online to help Iran counter the American military in the ongoing war. Someone posted a detailed tutorial on how …
Chinese woman used ChatGPT to help her brother flee to their homeland after he planted bomb outside Florida Air Force base, prosecutors say https://t.co/x28ChupQvR — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) April 1, 2026 After Alen Zheng, 20, allegedly placed an IED outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa on March 10, Ann Mary Zheng, 27, used the …
Foreign central banks sell Treasuries Foreign central banks have slashed their holdings of Treasuries at the New York Federal Reserve to the lowest level since 2012, as countries sell the US government bonds to prop up their economies and currencies in the wake of the Iran war. The value of Treasuries held in custody at …
Iran: The Strait of Hormuz is closed — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) March 27, 2026 Iran declares Strait of Hormuz closed and warns ships will face ‘harsh measures’ Three container ships of mixed nationalities were forced to turn back after warnings Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and any …
SAN FRANCISCO, March 26 (Reuters) – Two U.S. senators on Thursday planned to introduce a bill that would ban the government from buying or operating humanoid robots made by Chinese firms. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the third most-powerful Republican in the Senate, and Chuck Schumer of New York, the top Democrat in the chamber, plan …
