Analysis-U.S. gamble on China over Ukraine raises tensions with rival superpower

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Reuters

By Trevor Hunnicutt and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The Biden administration made a carefully orchestrated gamble this week, issuing a series of public and private threats to Beijing that it will face consequences if it supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The strategy was capped by a tense, seven-hour meeting in Rome on Monday between U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi. But having fired loud diplomatic salvos at Beijing, Biden administration officials are still debating the next steps to take to ensur…

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