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What is France’s role in the US-China rivalry?

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In January 2024, France and the People’s Republic of China marked 60 years of diplomatic ties. But China-France relations have been complicated by the countries’ ambitions to be world leaders, and France’s desire to exert an independent foreign policy despite being an ally of the US. Now Beijing has pinned its hopes on France, the … Read more

Death toll from China’s Guangdong highway collapse rises to 48 as President Xi Jinping orders maximum push to save lives

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They said that in addition to the death toll, a further 30 people were injured and 23 vehicles were trapped, and they were continuing the search for bodies and injured people. Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered local authorities to make an all-out effort to save lives and ensure “overall social stability”. He ordered government … Read more