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Ukraine and the world order

These Times

CHAPTER

The Hardening Axis Between Russia and China

There was quite a lot of talk at some points during last year of the Chinese being very frustrated with the Russians, particularly when the war didn't end quickly. But I think that we've seen China move place, perhaps back to Russia again, since at least the autumn. The significant thing that's happened in pretty recently is China negotiating a replacement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. It's possible that we're not just seeing China Russia hardening access, but something broader than that.

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