Bill Gates is kicking off a trip to China. Will he meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping? His trip overlaps with a top American diplomat’s visit there, but lately, Beijing has opened its arms to business leaders while giving politicians the cold shoulder. What’s behind China’s power play with Washington?

Topics in this episode:

1. Cold Shoulders and Open Arms: Beijing’s Power Play with Washington
2. Chinese Hackers Breached Hundreds of Networks: Report
3. U.S.: Breakthrough Unlikely as Blinken Heads to China
4. Sullivan Met with Counterparts on Taiwan Strait Stability
5. Secret Chinese Spy Base in Cuba Back in Spotlight
6. Yellen Calls ‘Decoupling with China’ Disastrous
7. Canada Suspends Ties with China-Led Bank
8. Palau Requests U.S. Help with Nearby Chinese Ships
9. ‘Deeply Concerning’: Gray on a Weakening America; ‘Begging for an Audience’ Amid Blinken Trip

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