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‘Made in China’ on the nose as push to tame Beijing gathers pace – Sydney Morning Herald
The pandemic, the trade war and the US crackdown on China’s technology companies could all go a long way in frustrating Beijing’s bid to dominate the 21st century.
The pandemic, which initially shut down Chinas manufacturing base, reinforced the risks for multinationals of being overexposed to one source of supply and, as the pandemic spread, revealed how dependent the rest of the world had become on China for the most basic and most critical of medical supplies and equipment.
Chinas increasingly confident challenge to Americas global political and economic hegemony has also spawned another layer of backlash from the West, best encapsulated by the spread …
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