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China’s Fake Friend: Russia

China’s Fake Friend: Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend a summit at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China on May 15, 2017. Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images
Anders Corr
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China’s top jet-setting-diplomat-who-flies-beneath-the-radar, Yang Jiechi, arrived in Moscow on Monday to talk security with the Kremlin. The Financial Times calls this “the latest sign of deepening ties between Beijing and Moscow.” But I call it baloney.
Anders Corr
Anders Corr
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Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
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