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Home / China / How US-China ties have crumbled – and where Xi and Biden could rebuild
China, Asia

November 13, 2023

How US-China ties have crumbled – and where Xi and Biden could rebuild

“Leaders on both sides know just how dangerous the situation is,” says Lyle Goldstein, director of Asia engagement at Defense Priorities. “These are two nuclear superpowers.”

 

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