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Putin Is Xi’s Tool

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Putin Is Xi’s Tool
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Chinese officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on May 16, 2024. Alexander Ryumin/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Bradley A. Thayer
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping’s People’s Republic of China (PRC) in mid-May is notable, first, for the declaratory statements that they conveyed to the world.

Bradley A. Thayer
Bradley A. Thayer
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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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