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1. China moving ‘breathtakingly fast’ in space military tech: US general

China is moving “breathtakingly fast” in space military technologies and posing strategic threats to the United States, America’s top space force official said on Tuesday.

2. US-China trade deal is near, expert says: ‘they are going to stabilise this’

The United States and China could reach a trade agreement as early as next week, according to a Harvard scholar, who has offered clues on the state of negotiations weeks after the two rival economies agreed to a trade truce.

3. As business outlook improves, is China retaining more of its wealthy elite?

The number of wealthy mainland Chinese choosing to emigrate is projected to drop to a 10-year low this year thanks to the country’s improved business environment and its growing appeal to tech entrepreneurs, according to a report by a London-based advisory firm.