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China and the World: Russia’s ‘Slow’ Move Eastwards, with Alexander Gabuev
State of Asia
English - May 26, 2021 09:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBNews Commentary News Politics china asia asia society switzerland geopolitics policy leaders japan india pakistan Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
As China increases its power and moves westwards, Russia is looking more to the East. The Soviet Union and newly communist China were, at a time, very close. In recent years and especially since the 2014 annexation of Crimea, the countries have intensified their relationship. The Sino-Russia relationship is more than a partnership, but less than an alliance as both countries share an ideology based on the notion of sovereignty.
Your host: Nico Luchsinger, Co-Executive Director, Asia Society Switzerland
Speaker: Alexander Gabuev, Senior Fellow and Chair of the Russia in the Asia-Pacific Program, the Carnegie Moscow Center
Production: Denise Staubli, Program Manager, Asia Society Switzerland
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