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US officials switch to calling China’s Xi Jinping ‘general secretary’ instead of ‘president’



Two years ago, during Mike Pompeo’s first months on the job as US secretary of state, his public mentions of Chinese President Xi Jinping were cordial.He was “honoured” to attend a working dinner with Xi in Buenos Aires; he thanked Xi for his role in “bringing North Korea to the negotiating table”; and he spoke gratefully of a “productive meeting with President Xi” during a visit to Beijing.But today, with US-China relations in free fall, not only has the tone of Pompeo’s public statements…



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