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China’s spy joke with South Korea that sounded like a warning | About That

Chinese President Xi Jinping gifted South Korean President Lee Jae Myung a pair of smartphones, jokingly telling him to ‘check if there’s a backdoor’ — referring to the risk of unauthorized bypassing of security controls. Andrew Chang breaks down the layers of Xi’s comment to better understand what may have been hidden behind the humour. Images provided by The Canadian ...

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Carney, Trump keep it civil at South Korea summit, but speak little

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney were seated across the table and even acknowledged each other during a toast at a dinner ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, but the two appeared to have virtually nothing to say to one another amid the U.S.-Canada trade war. CBC | World News

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