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  "path": "/2026/05/15/five-reasons-why-the-us-couldnt-get-the-upper-hand-in-china-talks/",
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  "textContent": "The US delegation failed to negotiate from a position of strength with their Chinese counterparts, Ekaterina Zaklyazminskaya, head of the Center for World Politics and Strategic Analysis at the Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (RAS), tells Sputnik.",
  "title": "Five Reasons Why the US Couldn’t Get the Upper Hand in China Talks"
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