Russian nuclear fears loom in the geopolitical background for China.

President Biden and other American officials have invoked fears that the risk of nuclear “Armageddon” is at its highest since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Russian officials have warned of “Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0,” blaming the West for the escalation.

It is a big part of the geopolitical backdrop to China’s Communist Party Congress, which coincidentally opens 60 years to the day since the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Read more

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