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Hong Kong (CNN) As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. But in capitals around the world, foreign leaders are already clamoring for his attention, hoping to reset relationships and restore norms that shifted under President Donald Trump. Nowhere will there be greater opportunity for a shift than in the US-China relationship, which has deteriorated to historic lows during Trump's term in office. Over the past four years, both sides have slapped the other with trade tariffs, restricted access for tech companies, journalists and diplomats, shuttered consulates, and squared off militarily in the South China Sea.
Andy Warhol’s Mao sold for HK$98.5 million, or about $12.7 million, to a private collector at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong on Sunday. The painting fetched less than the $15 million pre-sale ceiling price, but still increased in value from its previous sale. The name of the winning collector has not been revealed. The piece, which is signed by the artist, was made with acrylic and silkscreen ink on canvas and measures 50 by 42 inches. Warhol began his silk-screen portraits of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao Zedong in 1972 and based the series on an photo portrait of Mao that he found in the 'Little Red Book' Chinese officials had previously stopped any sales of Warhol's paintings of the former Chinese leader on Chinese territory, as the government strictly controls images of Mao, so this auction represents the first time that one of the iconic Warhol paintings of the former Chairman was sold in China. The portrait last went under the hammer in London three years ago and its value has grown by 20 percent with this latest sale.
Xi Jinping leads a new lineup of top Communist Party officials confirming he has secured a third term as China's leader after a week-long congress. The Chinese president on Sunday promoted his closest allies into the Communist Party's top ruling body, further consolidating his grip on power. IMAGES
The closing ceremony for China's five-yearly Communist Party Congress held in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, with President Xi Jinping likely to seal an unprecedented third term in power. Delegates vote to endorse Xi's "work report" delivered at the Congress's opening last Sunday and rubber-stamped a resolution on the Party's constitution. IMAGES
Kuala Lumpur, Jul 8 (EFE/EPA).-Malaysia's biggest political party and an ally in the ruling coalition announced on Wednesday night that it was withdrawing its support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, and called for his resignation over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, plunging the country into a new political crisis. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL)SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF UMNO HEADQUARTERS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.
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