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Will Putin and Xi March Together Into a Glorious Future?

In the great bargaining game, Ukraine is a chip that Xi Jinping is playing for all he can extract from Moscow against Washington.

Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin pool via AP
Presidents Xi and Putin at the Palace of the Facets in the Kremlin, March 21, 2023. Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin pool via AP
DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

China and Russia now appear to be on such great terms, one wonders how long it can last. If the history of relationships between the two after China’s emergence under Communist rule in 1949 is any guide, they won’t stay best friends forever — and maybe not for long.

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DONALD KIRK
DONALD KIRK

Mr. Kirk, based in Seoul and Washington, has been covering Asia for decades for newspapers and magazines and is the author of books on Korea, the Vietnam War and the Philippines.

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