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Xi's Big Road Is Going to Be Bumpy
Projecting power is more complicated than it looks.
Projects in Pakistan have been attacked.
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As they’ve guided China’s remarkable economic ascent over the last four decades, the country’s leaders have largely been content to focus on raising incomes and building factories. They’ve steered clear of messy international entanglements that could undermine economic progress, and with it the public support that keeps them in power.