The two men do seem to genuinely see the world the same way. A shared sense of resentment and destiny and hostility to te west really does seem to bind these two leaders. For shijim ping alining himself that closely with russia does carry a risk, because russia has a much higher risk appetite than the chinese do.
As the presidents of China and Russia meet in Uzbekistan, we examine their friendship. They have much in common—but Russia’s prosecution of the war in Ukraine may strain relations. Islamic State and al-Qaeda may be less in the news but their foothold in Africa only keeps growing. And why so many young Korean city-slickers are becoming farmers in the countryside.
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