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Countries Throughout Asia & The Americas Struggle to Find Balance Between the U.S. and China

by Eric Olander

Countries throughout the Global South have said repeatedly that they do not want to be forced to choose sides in the increasingly acrimonious relationship between the United States and China.

But in some cases, they no longer have a choice. That’s prompting some states to re-evaluate their foreign policy and even find ways to look beyond the two competing superpowers.

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