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How Does China Want the War in Ukraine to End?

The Foreign Affairs Interview

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The Relationship Between Putin and Xi Jinping

Putin is not a president, he's a star of Russia where Xi Jinping is really more like an emperor now. They are age mates. Both have daughters, fathers fought in World War II against Nazi Germany or Imperial Japan. Both feel that there needs to be this push back against the US hegemonism. So I think that it's no surprise that for the first time you have leaders that are so similar and there seems to be a real chemistry between the two.

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