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A superpower tug-of-war will intensify with two US officials visiting the same region this month after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Asia. Analysts say smaller countries can get plenty of aid from both China and the United States, as long as they avoid offending Beijing. Countries in Asia stand to receive economic aid from Beijing as well as military equipment and training from Washington, which is already building core infrastructure across much of Eurasia. Both countries are doing COVID-19 vaccination. Scholars agree that smaller, sometimes poorer nations are rewarded by both sides, until they become very comfortable with...
