détente
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What’s Next: The call seemed to signal that the leaders are focused on maintaining a detente.
From Barron's
George Chen, partner at consultancy The Asia Group based in Hong Kong, said even the timing of the call, hours after Xi had a call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, suggested an effort to keep the relationship in detente mode.
From Barron's
But the call was the latest signal that the two leaders are focused on maintaining this detente, for now.
From Barron's
George Chen, partner at consultancy The Asia Group based in Hong Kong, said even the timing of the call, hours after Xi had a call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, suggested an effort to keep the relationship in detente mode.
From Barron's
But the call was the latest signal that the two leaders are focused on maintaining this detente, for now.
From Barron's
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