China Flexes its Newfound Economic Muscles
China's cancellation Wednesday of a long-planned annual EU-China summit appears to stem partly from recognition of its new economic might as lender of last resort in the global financial crisis as well as the culmination of three years of deteriorating political relations with the European Union.
Beijing’s pique, following EU leaders’ refusal, in particu…
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