POLITICSJul 5 · 22:01 UTCDAILY MAIL

Corruption, the one-child policy and billions wasted - how China's bid to become a football superpower turned into colossal failure... and what it says about President Xi's wider plans for global dominance: IAN WILLIAMS

China's attempt to become a football superpower has failed due to corruption, the one-child policy, and billions of dollars wasted. The article links this failure to broader concerns about President Xi's global ambitions.

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