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Beijing has presented itself as a defender of sovereign independence. But its reluctance to denounce Moscow's aggression forces it into an awkward position.
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Nobody knows how long Xi wants to stay in power, or when and how he will appoint a political heir. Keeping everyone guessing is "Xi’s ...
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The rivalry between the two countries took another turn when South Korea’s Hwang Dae-heon won the men’s 1,500-meter race after a Chinese rival was disqualified.
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Beijing already had a vast ability to track its 1.4 billion citizens before the pandemic — now that monitoring is far more expansive.