GlenTopia By Glen Turpening Jr

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Xi To Meet Biden, Hoping To Halt American Divorce.

Xi Jinping is hoping for a breakthrough as China faces fierce economic headwinds. (NY Times)


America and China had a long and mutual advantageous relationship with extraordinarily far reaching consequences. Xi Jinping then assumed leadership and consolidated power with adroitness that alarmed American officials. Those actions combined with a curb on freedom of expression and increased surveillance and the Taiwan conundrum all but doomed a more integrated relationship with America. Divorce is hard and sometimes parties tap the breaks when the consequences come into clear view.