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Ukraine: China and Russia’s Calculated Mutual Support

The possibility of a China-Russian alliance is traditionally downplayed. Certainly, the two countries already form a "negative coalition" through their UN vetoes, and share an aversion to color revolutions. They trade extensively - Russian arms and gas, Chinese consumer goods.

by François Godement
published by
Institut Montaigne
 on January 14, 2022

Institut Montaigne

SecurityForeign PolicyEast AsiaChinaRussiaEastern EuropeUkraine
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