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Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it’s now in the driver’s seat
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China hosts consecutive state visits from the leaders of the United States and Russia, with analysts interpreting the diplomatic events as a statement of Beijing's geopolitical influence amid shifting international relations.
Playing host to Putin and Trump, China sends a message – it’s now in the driver’s seat
It’s been quite a week for Beijing, with back-to-back visits by the leaders of the United States and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping has had his hands full with hosting duties, gun salutes, photo opportunities and high-level talks.
Each visit was important in its own way. US President Donald Trump’s state visit was his first to Beijing since 2017. It came at a moment of strained China-US relations, with the US at war in the Middle East and its foreign policy undergoing a massive transformat
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