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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nChinese analysts and officials do not believe the US would target Xi in the same way it did with Khamenei, given China\u2019s status as a nuclear power. But Trump\u2019s embrace of war as a tool to assert American dominance has nonetheless reaffirmed Beijing\u2019s view that the United States remains China\u2019s most enduring threat. China\u2019s military posted a graphic on social media past week listing five lessons from the strikes on Iran. One of it was the importance of \u201csuperior firepower,\u201d which echoes Xi\u2019s mantra.<\/p>\n It also listed the need for \u201cself-reliance,\u201d most likely a reference to China\u2019s bid to reduce its dependence on other countries for critical inputs like energy and defence production. One pointer says China must guard against \u201cthe enemy within,\u201d an apparent catchall to describe Beijing\u2019s long-standing fear of foreign spying and any efforts to foment \u201ccolour revolutions\u201d to overthrow govt Last month, the CIA released a new video aimed at recruiting spies within China\u2019s military, hoping to exploit a sweeping anti-corruption campaign by Xi that has purged numerous senior commanders. One of the broadest takeaways being discussed in China is to not be lulled into a false sense of security by entering negotiations with Washington. That the first US-Israeli bombs fell on Iran when the parties were still supposed to be in talks struck Beijing as duplicitous and an abuse of US power. nyt<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n![\"China](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-129245419\/china-asserts-need-for-more-power-as-trump-embraces-war.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
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