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Asia markets see red on fresh regulatory concerns in China - as Beijing reportedly seeks to break up Ant Group's online payments platform Alipay, and amid calls for consolidation in the country's EV sector. In Europe, the SPD's Olaf Sholz pulls ahead in the polls, less than two weeks before the German election - hitting back at accusations he was culpable in a string of high-profile financial scandals. In France, the far-right's Marine Le Pen, and Paris Socialist Mayor Anne Hidalgo, launch their campaigns to oust the President Macron next year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .