CHINA

The Justice Department is throwing shade at TikTok, accusing it of being a bit too cozy with its parent company in Beijing. They say TikTok used an internal system called Lark to share US user data, including views on hot-button issues like abortion and gun control, with ByteDance employees in Chin

China's economy is facing a crisis unlike any it has seen since opening up more than four decades ago. Over a million restaurants have closed, offices are emptier than during the pandemic, and property sales are down sharply. Duty-free sales in Hainan Island plunged 30% in the first seven months of