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In March 2023, Xi Jinping visited Moscow for a historic summit with Vladimir Putin. Many thought this would usher in a new era of military cooperation between the countries. Instead, Russia received no clear promises of military assistance. What happened? The answers perhaps lie in a complicated problem with Taiwan, political jockeying within their own relationship, and money. It is always the money.

0:00 China's Summit with Russia
1:32 Sovereignty, Ukraine, and Taiwan
4:39 Strengthening Russia to Hurt the West
7:32 Politically Manipulating the West
9:51 Russia-China Coalitional Conflict
11:51 China and Economic Growth
16:30 Have Sanctions Become Permanent?
20:26 Will Things Change?
21:56 Solutions to #wheresputin

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