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Greer noted a willingness from his Chinese counterparts to talk to defuse the tensions that upended a fragile detente between the two rivals.

To try to defuse the protests, Rajoelina sacked his entire government last month.

To try to defuse the protests, the president last month sacked his entire government.

The attack prompted "a temporary closure" of the 120-kilometre highway linking Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital of neighbouring Yobe state, for the military to defuse explosives planted by the militants, the army said.

This summer, restrictions on rare earths, including critical minerals, earlier this summer had led to an escalation between the U.S. and China that took several rounds of negotiations to defuse.