China signals veto in standoff with U.S. over Afghan U.N. mission: diplomats
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China and the United States are deadlocked over a U.N. resolution to extend a mission in Afghanistan, with Beijing signaling it will cast a veto because there is no reference to its Belt and Road project, diplomats said on Monday.