When communist leader Xi Jinping met with President Joe Biden last November, China considered itself the world’s role model in controlling the pandemic. It watched America struggle over inflation risks. President Biden’s party had just lost the House majority, albeit with a much smaller margin than expected. A year later, the tables may have turned. Inflation has somewhat cooled in the United States, and China’s economy has faltered after Mr. Xi ended his zero-COVID policy in December. President Biden’s party scored sweeping victories in the off-year state elections. On top of that, Washington tightened its export controls on semiconductors in October and announced restrictions on U.S. investment in China in high tech in August....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/a-weaker-china-to-meet-with-a-more-wary-us-5522206