Jiang says lesser powers such as India try to play both sides of great-power rivalry in order to maximize leverage and extract concessions from all competing blocs.
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"Yeah, so, you know, all these lesser powers, um, like India, they're trying to play both sides, right? They're trying to position themselves, um,..."
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Jiang's through-line is that a declining empire does not retreat cleanly.
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