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China and the US – mapping out different paths to greatness
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The speeches of US President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese Premier Li Qiang were essentially about how to make their countries great, at a time when the two nations are engaged in strategic competition with each other.
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As the sun shone outside on the crisp morning of March 5, Chinese Premier Li Qiang spoke at the opening of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s Parliament, at the august Great Hall of the People.
An hour later and halfway around the globe, on a cloudy winter’s night, US President Donald Trump addressed both houses of the US Congress
