China's Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal, vows to create "Great Wall of Steel"; Chinese economy slows

 China's Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal | AP News

Xi Jinping vows to make Chinese military ‘great wall of steel’ as tensions rise with west | Financial Times (ft.com)

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