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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had this Peking duck in Beijing -- and years later his wife, Akie, went back for another helping. (Source photos by Tetsushi Takahashi and Uichiro Kasai)
TETSUSHI TAKAHASHI, Nikkei China bureau chief
August 3, 2020 16:45 JST
Updated on August 31, 2020 16:36 JST
The Chinese government has made strides in containing the coronavirus, which infected tens of thousands and killed more than 4,000 people in the country while spreading worldwide. At the same time, Beijing is locked in an increasingly heated diplomatic confrontation with Washington. Nikkei's bureau chief in China, Tetsushi Takahashi, is filing dispatches on what he sees.