TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's flip-flop on Hong Kong's highly controversial extradition bill was as quick as the traditional Chinese art of face changing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, has had to adjust his Shanghai-first economic policy amid the U.S.-China trade war. (Photo sources by Getty images and Reuters)
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