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                                |   | Cui Tiankai: from a Heilongjiang farm to China’s ambassador in Washington
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | China’s man in Washington Cui Tiankai heads for home after eight years
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | The back room calculations adding up to China’s next envoy to the US
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | Chinese ambassador to US dismisses concerns about Hong Kong democracy
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | China envoy says US blocks technology exchange, creates global uncertainty
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | US, China should be competitors, not rivals: Beijing’s envoy to Washington
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | China-US decoupling, ideological hatred hurts both sides: Beijing’s top envoy
                                    
                                                                                                                                                    
                                    
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                                |   | We cannot predict or influence US politics, says Chinese ambassador
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | US-China decoupling: does clash of ideologies raise too many non-negotiables?
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | China envoy warns of 'destructive forces' trying to undermine US ties
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | Chinese ambassador to US joins Twitter – apparently for real this time
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | Diplomat blames US for ‘changing its mind’, says China ready for more talks
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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                                |   | Trade war: Both sides lose in ‘winner takes all’ fight, envoy says
                                    
                                                                                                                                                    
                                    
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                                |   | Who Donald Trump Listens To On Trade, Wonders Chinese Ambassador
                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                
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