Deng Xiaoping's opening to the world and embrace of international commerce initially ran parallel to the Communist Party's consolidation of power, but Xi Jinping's ultimate long-term goal beyond that cooperation remains unclear.
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“what Xi Jinping's ultimate goal was that we don't know. uh but you can see uh for many years just cooperating within the international system”
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Sarah C.M. Paine: What Is China's Grand Strategy?— Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik PreslCreated: 8/11/2026, 6:21:25 AM
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