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Between China and the US, a new diplomacy of detainees emerges
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en]
Alongside the major issues discussed between the world's two leading powers, the fate of American citizens imprisoned in China on espionage charges has also become a bargaining chip.
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