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JOSEPH TORIGIAN is an Associate Professor in the School of International Service at American University and the author of The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi ...

When Israel launched strikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, China - a longtime ally of Tehran - was quick to react, at least with words. Beijing condemned the attacks, Chinese President Xi Jinping held ...