counterpart
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Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed Iran during their high-stakes summit earlier this week, but there appeared to be little headway on Iran.
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
Ahead of the visit, a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter urging Trump to move ahead with the sale and "formally" notify his Chinese counterpart.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The Singapore dollar is steady against its U.S. counterpart as traders were focused on the summit between Washington and Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on a call, state news agency Xinhua reported, ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
There are 67,000 food-processing companies in Japan, compared to only 21,000 in the United States, which has twice Japan’s population—so the average U.S. food-processing company is six times bigger than its Japanese counterpart.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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