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Facing a common challenge of war and humanitarian disaster in Ukraine, the US and China could have put aside their differences and worked together to end this crisis soon. Unfortunately, the crisis has not brought the two powers any closer. Instead, it reveals deep-rooted problems in the relationship. Unsurprisingly, the video call between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping on 18 March featured the two leaders stating their positions on Ukraine, Taiwan and other issues, without specifying how to end the Ukraine crisis or narrow the differences between the two powers. In a not-so-veiled threat, Biden “described the implications...
