The two sides have "some differences" but said they have "enormous shared interests" and should "handle this relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective, " Xi said.

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Mali, Algeria, Libya and Egypt all share some similar problems but they are distinguished more by their differences and less by what they have in common.

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They would have to enter mediation, represent themselves in court, or find some other way to fund or resolve their differences.

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