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China’s state media loves to talk about America’s failings. Lately, such talk of decline is on the up: Donald Trump is seen as both a symptom and an accelerant. The question is how China responds to its own assessment of a diminished America. Will it move aggressively, or bide its time?
To cross Brazil can feel like visiting different continents: the Amazon jungle gives way to deserts and palm-lined coasts. Politically, too, its people are often miles apart. Our correspondent travelled to the municipalities that voted most sharply for the current president and his predecessor in the 2022 election. She found that Brazil’s voters have more in common than they think. Read her vivid report. | 
