Hard moves in the diplomatic dance


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Opinion Hard moves in the diplomatic dance Geostrategic rivalry and tensions between Beijing and Washington are increasingly playing out in the Indo-Pacific, and Australia is on the front line. or Subscribe to save article Share Xi Jinping may be willing to join Joe Biden’s virtual climate summit this week and talk up the need for global co-operation and economic integration. But any potential agreement on greater emissions reductions won’t translate into a broader reset of China’s tense relationship with the US and determination to assert its authority regionally. That ensures Australia will continue to be on the front line given...