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Sep 2025
43m 52s

USA vs China: Which represents humanity'...

Ben Norton
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The US and China are the world's two most powerful countries, but they have very different visions for the global order. Compare the speeches delivered at the UN General Assembly by Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The United States wants a unipolar system based on unilateralism, aggression, and hegemony, whereas China wants a multipolar system bas ... Show More
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