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Podcast: What’s Behind Xi Jinping’s Visit to Moscow?

Following Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Moscow, this episode of the podcast is devoted to the ever-evolving relationship between Russia and China.

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By Alexander Gabuev, Vita Spivak, Yanmei Xie
Published on Mar 24, 2023
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Why did Xi Jinping choose to visit Moscow at a time when Russia has been ostracized by the global community for its invasion of Ukraine? Did both sides get what they wanted from the visit? Has Russia resigned itself to being the junior partner in this burgeoning relationship? What is China’s agenda in putting forward a peace plan for Ukraine? Podcast host Alexander Gabuev is joined by Yanmei Xie, a geopolitics analyst at Gavekal Research, and Vita Spivak, an analyst at Control Risks and non-resident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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Alexander Gabuev
Alexander Gabuev

Director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Alexander Gabuev is director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. Gabuev’s research is focused on Russian foreign policy with particular focus on the impact of the war in Ukraine and the Sino-Russia relationship. Since joining Carnegie in 2015, Gabuev has contributed commentary and analysis to a wide range of publications, including the Financial Times, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist.

Vita Spivak

Former Nonresident Scholar

Vita Spivak was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.

Yanmei Xie

Yanmei Xie is a geopolitics analyst at Gavekal Research. She previously worked as a journalist in Washington, covering U.S. national politics, and as a senior analyst at International Crisis Group.

Authors

Alexander Gabuev
Director, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center
Alexander Gabuev
Vita Spivak
Former Nonresident Scholar
Vita Spivak
Yanmei Xie

Yanmei Xie is a geopolitics analyst at Gavekal Research. She previously worked as a journalist in Washington, covering U.S. national politics, and as a senior analyst at International Crisis Group.

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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