https://www.scmp.com/rss/328741/feed Alexander is the author of ‘China and Russia: The New Rapprochement’ en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The involvement of Chinese troops and military hardware in Russia’s recent military exercises in the Russian Far East and Siberia – its largest drills since 1981 – has sparked new interest in the rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing. The West reacted in predictable fashion, with some observers claiming that Russia and China had long been allies and were now preparing for war with the United States, and others dismissing their growing closeness as “a shallow partnership of convenience”. Both... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2165255/china-and-russia-new-bffs-thanks-insecure-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2165255/china-and-russia-new-bffs-thanks-insecure-us?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Sep 2018 01:02:47 +0000