Chinese President Xi Jinping made two noteworthy phone calls at the end of last month - one to United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the other to his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema.
This came just days after the United States had unveiled its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the Biden administration's plan to push back against China's growing economic clout in Asia.
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