17 Oct 2024
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Xi Jinping sure wishes relations with the US were better.
That was the big man’s message in a letter to the Gala Dinner of the National Committee for US-China Relations (NCUSCR) in New York on Tuesday.
Some context: Founded in 1966, the NCUSCR is a non-profit that “encourages understanding of China ...
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