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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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What We’re Watching: Blinken’s Middle East chats, Erdogan’s bid to split Nordics, Peru’s early election, China offers baby incentives

Blinken visits Middle East amid volatility; Finland sticks with Sweden despite Erdoğan’s wedge; a Chinese province tries for more babies; Peruvians want early elections.

Line chart comparing Chinese to Indian population growth over time
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The Graphic Truth: India set to overtake China

We compare the two countries' population sizes since 1960 and forecasts for the next few decades.

Tributes are left at the site where an apartment block was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Dnipro, Ukraine.
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What We're Watching: Russia lashes out, Khan ups election ante, China's population shrinks

Russia strikes at civilians & braces for long war in Ukraine, Khan keeps pushing for snap election

US and China not making enough babies: Population growth in the US and China 1961-2020 (% of population)
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The Graphic Truth: US and China not making enough babies

Why a US-China war is unlikely in 2022
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Why a US-China war is unlikely in 2022

The US may not have its political house in order right now, but neither does China. And that reality, explains Ian Bremmer, is what will prevent any cold or hot war between the world's two most powerful nations in 2022. China faces several problems. Its economic engine is running out of gas, its population is aging, and its debt is out of control.

The Graphic Truth: China's baby bust
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The Graphic Truth: China's baby bust

China's uncertain future & its new three-child policy
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China's uncertain future & its new three-child policy

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Xi Jinping's new three-child policy may not have the demographic or economic effects he intends. Frequently, in authoritarian regimes, leaders don't get good information from the people around them. So it's interesting that Xi is moving forward with a new policy. Will this change help China stimulate further growth?

China has a big population problem
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China has a big population problem

The world's most populous country has a new problem — not enough people. China's recent census suggests that the country's population could even start shrinking in the next few years. Could that mess up the country's aim of becoming the world's largest economy? What about President Xi Jinping's geopolitical ambitions? Eurasia Group's China experts explain.

Israel-Palestine conflict worsening and could lead to a war
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Israel-Palestine conflict worsening and could lead to a war

Escalating tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians spark concerns that the ongoing conflict may lead to war; and unrest in Colombia grows while China's population growth declines.