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A Trump-Putin-Xi Summit? That Might Be Awkward for One of Them.

A summit could bolster Xi Jinping’s stature. But talks about Ukraine’s future and limits on nuclear weapons pose uncomfortable choices for China.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

The Chinese leader Xi Jinping with President Donald Trump at the National Archives Museum in Washington in September.
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China’s Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make

It’s not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology.

© CHINATOPIX, via Associated Press

Assembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.
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China’s Message to Its Rivals: You Need What We Make

It’s not just rare earths. China is making it harder for other countries to shed their dependence on its solar, drone and drugmaking technology.

© CHINATOPIX, via Associated Press

Assembling a tunnel boring machine at a factory in China. Beijing recently moved to control the exports of dozens of technologies, including such machines.
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