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China Learning From the US in the Middle East While Washington Gets Distracted

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China Learning From the US in the Middle East While Washington Gets Distracted
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (L) arrives to attend a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 16, 2017. Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed visiting Saudi King Salman in Beijing as China continues a charm offensive toward the Middle East, a region where it has long kept a low profile. Lintao Zhang/AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
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As Beijing studies U.S. wars in the Middle East to prepare for a potential conflict with Taiwan, Washington remains distracted by secondary conflicts.

Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo
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Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.