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As the US cedes multilateral space, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi turns on the charm
How far China will be willing to step up – including where financial outlays are involved – remains to be seen.
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China's top diplomat Wang Yi (right) meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (second from left) on the sidelines of the G-20 foreign ministers' meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Feb 20.
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SHENZHEN – First the Munich Security Conference, then the United Nations, and finally the Group of 20 (G-20).
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has traversed three continents in the past week, voicing support for multilateralism and casting the world’s second-largest economy as a responsible international player.
