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(photo: Creative Commons / ) Asiatimes China Japan Photos Politics Biden, Trump China tariffs draw on old, losing playbook As Joe Biden throws down the gauntlet in his bid to defeat Donald Trump, the US president risks repeating one of his predecessor’s biggest blunders. | This week, Biden ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong, File) Asiatimes China Global Trading Photos US States Putin to meet Xi in Beijing as world convulses from global conflicts Chinese leader Xi Jinping will welcome Vladimir Putin to China on Thursday for the Russian president’s second visit in less than a year – the latest sign of their gro... (photo: AP / Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) CNN Photos Russia Vladimir Putin Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin Xi Jinping India election: Will a 45C heatwave affect who voters choose? New Delhi, India – Midway through his address to voters in the searing heat of central India late in April, Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari fainte... 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