Cold shoulders and effusive smiles in Beijing's diplomatic wonderland
Beijing (AFP) Nov 12, 2014 - From Cheshire Cat-like grins to gloom invoking Eeyore the donkey, the diplomatic menagerie surrounding an annual Asia-Pacific summit meeting left observers with a "through the looking glass" sense of the absurd. A week of summitry in Beijing offered insights into the diplomatic relationships - strained as well as warm - and the shifting dynamics of power between globetrotting leaders. ... more

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