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Beijing has long had the legal power to block deals on broadly defined security grounds, but in practice it preferred to slow-walk transactions to death rather than reject them outright.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The grounds include a 4-acre lake with a waterfall, mountain views, a barbecue area, pool, poolhouse, tennis court, and basketball court.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

With raw sewage water running through many overcrowded campsites, they have become breeding grounds for rodents.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Slate’s Ian Prasad Philbrick wrote a fine piece about how this latest fad is dicey on both policy and political grounds.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

In order to accomplish that, all of the trees and other plants on the grounds had been cut down.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland