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The Wall Street Journal Shein Makes Ho-Hum Market Debut After Years of Geopolitical Drama — Once valued at $100 billion, the fast-fashion company now has a $26 billion market capitalization following its listing in Hong Kong. The Financial Times Shein shares slide as much as 10% in Hong Kong debut — Fast-fashion retailer completes long-delayed IPO at bargain-basement valuation. The New York Times Punishment and Silence: China Pulls Out the Disaster Playbook in Tib

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Montana in the Middle

From Mike Mansfield to Max Baucus and Steve Daines, Montana has been the unlikely source of America’s most influential China-hand senators over the past half-century. But amidst spy balloons, trade wars and mutual paranoia, being a proponent for rational and beneficial relations between the two countries has never been harder.

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