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On Monday, Premier Li Keqiang held a phone call with Pakistan’s new prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif.
ICYMI: Sharif was elected by Pakistan's parliament last month, after predecessor Imran Khan failed to win a no-confidence vote.
Li began with the usual pleasantries about "close and friendly neighbors...