As China marks the 75 years since the founding of the People’s Republic, there is a palpable irony in its current trajectory and President Xi Jinping’s quest to avoid the fate of the Soviet Union and resist US containment, says Lizzi C Lee of the Asia Society Policy Institute. NEW YORK: As China celebrates the 75th anniversary of the People’s Republic on Tuesday (Oct 1), the milestone invites more than reflection – it calls for a deeper reckoning. Seventy-five years is a significant marker,