12 events in 5 months that defined China-Russia relations

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Moscow in March, it was a strong show of support for Vladimir Putin. The China-Russia relations seem to have been strengthened. For example, China’s defense minister, Li Shangfu, is in Russia for a second visit in 4 months. With the risk of war in the Taiwan Strait escalating, should we be concerned with strengthened military cooperations between China and Russia? A series of 12 events in the past 5 months have illustrated that the Sino-Russian relationship of convenience isn’t as strong as Putin and Xi want us to believe.

3:51 8 decisions Putin made that annoyed Xi
16:30 4 things Beijing did that upset Moscow
27:00 Q&A

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