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Even After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, a Marriage of Convenience Between Xi and Putin Won’t Last

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Even After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, a Marriage of Convenience Between Xi and Putin Won’t Last
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 13, 2019. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via Reuters
Bradley A. Thayer
Lianchao Han
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The warm glow of China’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and at the Beijing summit this month between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping was defined by both leaders as the acme of the Sino–Russian relationship.

Bradley A. Thayer is a founding member of the Committee on Present Danger China and the coauthor with Lianchao Han of “Understanding the China Threat” and the coauthor with James Fanell of “Embracing Communist China: America’s Greatest Strategic Failure.”
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