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Nov 2021

23m 44s

China and the US: competition or conflic...

Financial Times

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Gideon talks to former White House official Evan Medeiros about the recent summit between the US and Chinese presidents. Was the relative cordiality of the meeting a sign of reconciliation or are the two powers heading towards a military confrontation?

Clips: The White House, Deutsche Welle

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