As US and Chinese officials meet in China, Al Jazeera examines the nations’ relationship over several decades.
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As US and Chinese officials meet in China, Al Jazeera examines the nations’ relationship over several decades.
US diplomatic trip comes 50 years after Kissinger’s secret China visit initiating relations between the two countries.
Clean Green Initiative aims to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative and curb Beijing’s growing economic clout.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in is the second foreign leader to visit the White House since Joe Biden took office.
