The recent state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington has sparked debate about China's global standing. While the US presented the visit with ceremonial grandeur, suggesting a peer-level relationship, the underlying principle of "reciprocity" is interpreted differently by both nations. The US views reciprocity as transactional, focusing on matched concessions and mutual gains, whereas China appears to seek a more fundamental equality in status, a distinction that has not gone unnoticed by other nations, particularly India and those in the Global South. AI
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