Without firing a shot, Beijing gained a freer hand in the Gulf, a boost for its industries, and new credibility.
By Fareed Zakaria, the host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS and the author, most recently, of Age of Revolutions.
A shot facing upward shows a large screen on the front of what appears to be an awning stretching over a city street surrounded by midrise buildings. On the screen, Xi is seen in a suit as he speaks into microphones at a podium covered in flowers.
A news program shows Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking at the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on July 17. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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