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Foreign affairs roundup: China’s VP tours Africa, Mongolian bigwigs visit Beijing, ranking diplomats push for peace, and more

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With the world fixated on Iran, Beijing may be out of the spotlight – but it’s hardly off the diplomatic clock. Here's a smattering of the stuff that's mattering:

Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang congratulated Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith and Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone for their near...



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