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Washington China hawks slam US approval of H20 chip sales
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Pakistan jails 8 from ex-PM Imran Khan’s party over 2023 riots
The senior members of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party were handed 10-year sentences. Khan is being tried separately on similar charges.
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Tech clusters fuel Jiangsu’s rise as Guangdong’s export-led growth shows signs of slowing.
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