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China needs the U.S. to drive its export engine, the largest in the world, and keep its economy from spiraling into a slowdown that would stoke civil unrest.

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The protesters have taken to the streets almost every night over the past weeks, unrest that has rocked the usually stable north African country.

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The unrest risks derailing French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to restore France’s influence as a global power, as well as its ability to fend off growing competition from China.

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The unrest has delivered a blow to the French leader’s ambitions to restore France’s influence as a global power since he was first elected in 2017.

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The latest figures do not yet include recent events such as unrest following protests outside of asylum hotels and reports of hate crimes at anti-immigration rallies.

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