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China’s Xinjiang woos foreigners for 1 trillion yuan tourism haul amid sanctions

The region hopes a tourism boom will make its economy more resilient in the face of Western sanctions, analysts said.

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‘There are limits’: the problems with China’s bid to patch things up with Europe

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As tariff truce begins, China warns of Western push to undermine its stability

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China’s Communist Party

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US hits Thai officials with visa sanctions over deportation of Uygurs to China

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