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Sensing change in Washington, China is mustering allies at the UN



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WHEN AMERICA withdrew from the UN Human Rights Council in 2018, China expressed regret. No one bought it. The forum deals with a topic that is a huge potential embarrassment for China. The absence of the world’s most powerful democracy from its deliberations made it likelier that China’s abuses would escape censure. But with Joe Biden preparing to take over as America’s president, China fears trouble ahead. It is girding its loins in the council.Evidence of this can be detected in a shadowy feud over who should lead the Geneva-based body. It involves an attempt by China— …

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