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Chinese abstention from UN vote ‘made possible’ by Trump

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published April 12, 2017 9:46pm ET

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China’s abstention from Wednesday’s UN vote to condemn the Assad regime’s chemical attack in Syria was due in part to the connection established between President Xi Jinping and President Trump last week, according to a senior White House official.

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