Are the US and China on a collision course? | The Irish Times

By Oliver Farry

Kevin Rudd is unique among contemporary Western leaders in being able to address his Chinese colleagues in their own language. The former Australian Prime Minister, a fluent Mandarin speaker, was a diplomat for many years before entering politics.

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