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Big move by US-China to stabilise relations
Anthony Blinken’s meeting with Xi Jinping is the first high-level formal talks between Beijing and Washington during Biden’s presidency.Â
Anthony Blinken’s meeting with Xi Jinping is the first high-level formal talks between Beijing and Washington during Biden’s presidency.Â
The phone call between President Xi and President Zelensky was the first contact between the two leaders since Russia invaded last year.
Make no mistake, we may rely on Xi Jinping to reap whatever benefits might accrue from this new partnership.
If so, President Macron could be transformed from lame duck to strutting French cock.
France’s bid for better commercial and diplomatic relations with Beijing exposes the fault-line in European security ahead of the US election.
Across the globe, new lines are being drawn as China faces off with the US. This week was a demonstration of how stark they can be.
Despite the show of personal chumminess and close strategic alliance, the cold calculus of geopolitics was whirring beneath the surface.
China has already brokered a détente in the Middle East. Can it do the same for Ukraine?
A military clash over Taiwan would incur enormous costs for both China and the US. But Beijing is likely to pay the higher price.
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