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A Chinese couple ride on an electric bike with decals of the American flag, passing by a vendor selling souvenirs on a street in Dali, in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Sunday, July 17, 2022. China's government on Wednesday, July 27, rejected as a "political lie" a report by The Wall Street Journal that Beijing tried to recruit informants in the Federal Reserve system to obtain U.S. economic data. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)