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Mar 2023
31m 2s

China’s leader makes direct rebuke of US

Bbc World Service
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Xi Jinping blames it for trying to 'contain', 'encircle' and 'suppress' his country. Also: Britain sets out legislation designed to stop asylum seekers crossing the English channel on small boats, and the head of Japan's space agency apologises for the failed launch of a new flagship rocket. 
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