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Russia Doesn’t Care About Relationships

When countries export raw materials, as Russia does, they do not need to worry about their relationships with other countries because their products are easily marketable everywhere.

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By Yukon Huang
Published on Sep 5, 2014
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Speaking on CNBC, Carnegie’s Yukon Huang explains that when countries export raw materials, they do not need to worry about their relationships with other countries because their products are easily marketable everywhere. Russia is a major exporter of oil and primary metal products, so it has little incentive to maintain good relationships with other countries, he said.

This interview was originally broadcast by CNBC.

About the Author

Yukon Huang

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Huang is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program where his research focuses on China’s economy and its regional and global impact.

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