China and US: not building bridges
Their contest for power and influence attained a new intensity this week. The US is trying to limit China's reach in the Asia-Pacific region.
Their contest for power and influence attained a new intensity this week. The US is trying to limit China's reach in the Asia-Pacific region. Also in this edition: Trump chooses Saudi Arabia over Turkey; the fight against malaria hits a wall; how Russia's people are paying the price for the government's foreign adventures; and an unexpected possible upside to Brexit.
(Picture: a building worker looks at a China-funded bridge in the Maldives.
Credit: Reuters)
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