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Published on: Amended: Washington (AFP) A rare joint opinion piece by the ambassadors of China and Russia fiercely attacked President Joe Biden’s plans for a virtual summit of democratic countries – from which they were ostensibly excluded. Calling the US plan “an obvious product of its Cold War mentality,” Ambassadors Anatoly Antonov of Russia and Qin Gang of China said the December 9-10 event “would fuel an ideological confrontation and divide in the world, creating new lines. ‘” The summit is meant to fulfill a campaign pledge by Biden to advance the cause of global democracy at a time when...
