In a year that’s seen China’s “common prosperity” agenda roil global equity markets, the nation’s policies also created a greater divide between stock winners and losers at home. Policy direction …
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China deploys armed robotic vehicles during standoff with India to deal with cold, difficult terrain: reports
The People’s Liberation Army first released the robots in 2014 but has not made widespread use of them until recently.
