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On Monday, Xi Jinping spoke at a meeting to mark the 50th anniversary of the PRC winning admission to the United Nations (UN).

Quick throwback: In 1971 Beijing took its UN seat, still warm after the global body voted to kick out the ROC (Taiwan), a founder member since 1945.

But Xi’s speech d...