Pay No Attention to the Country Behind the Curtain

Pay No Attention to the Country Behind the Curtain
Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2023. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images
Julie Hartman
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A couple of weeks ago saw a subtle but portentous development. China hosted a global gathering of more than 140 countries—70 percent of the world’s nations—in Beijing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI, also known as One Belt, One Road).

Julie Hartman
Julie Hartman
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She co-hosts a show with Dennis Prager, “Dennis and Julie,” and hosts her own show, “Timeless with Julie Hartman.”
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