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Make China great again.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point.

The U.S. is a young country, but China's president Xi Jinping has a history of 5,000 years to call on when he promises a return to past glories.

Now he's been elevated to equal status with Mao Zedong, who founded the Communist Party and came to personify the dangers of one man rule.

She is being called the most powerful man in the world as China builds a modern military

and may already have outstripped the U.S. economically. But will China be great for free speech,

an independent judiciary, or human rights? Later on today's talking point, the crackdown

on illegal immigration includes sick children with agents outside their

hospital rooms. First, here's the news. Check out KCRW's all-news channel News 24,

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Hello again, Mormon. I'll only back with To the Point. President Trump's trip to Asia will take him to Beijing as the president of that country, Xi Jinping, is being called the world's most powerful leader.

We'll hear what that could mean for other countries, especially the U.S., and for the Chinese people.

Today's talking point, a U.S. immigration for the Chinese people. Today's talking point,

U.S. immigration agent seized a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy after an emergency

operation. For recovery, she's been sent 150 miles away from her parents. She was brought to this

country when she was three months old. It was an illegal entry. Are nurses reporting sick kids to the border patrol?

First, this news update. The punishment of the Parliament of Catalonia declared independence

from Spain this afternoon. Minutes later, the Spanish Senate granted Prime Minister Mariano

Rahoy unprecedented power to impose

direct rule on the region.

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