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Oct 2023
14m 20s

Wang Yi meets US officials in Washington

CHINA PLUS
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets high-level officials in Washington to discuss China-US relations. The Israeli military says it has conducted a limited ground offensive into Gaza. An extensive manhunt is underway in the US following a mass shooting in Maine that killed 18 people. 
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