Is China Having Second Thoughts?

A weakened China badly needs détente with the West
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/11/07/weakened-china-badly-needs-detente-west-russia-putin-chips/
Beijing’s leaders are backpedalling as weaknesses become glaringly obvious 

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India regains its economic swagger as China stumbles
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/03/economy/india-economy-china-successor-potential-intl-hnk/index.html