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Someone Is Going to Get Their Feelings Hurt!

China's Xi praises 'best friend' Putin during Russia visit China's Xi praises 'best friend' Putin during Russia visit - BBC News


There goes “me and Xi........”

Well, the rhetoric worked for Trump and Rocketman, right?

I prefer fact, though...

China-Russia economic relationship

China is Russia's top trading partner; Russia is China's tenth-largest trading partner

The majority of Russian exports to China are raw materials, including energy-related products

Most of Chinese exports to Russia are equipment, machinery, and consumer goods

The Power of Siberia pipeline connecting Russia to China, due to be completed this year, is reportedly valued at $400bn

Other strategic projects include energy and infrastructure projects, as well as the construction of a passenger aircraft

China foreign direct investment into Russia hit $140m in 2017

Chinese companies are investing heavily in Russia's Lake Baikal region, sparking a backlash from locals over the impact on the environment and fears about Chinese influence

We know that China's reluctance to come to a deal with Trump is causing Chinese connections to US businesses to become strained and the longer China resists, the worse it'll get. We know that Trump has been very active in poisoning possible trade relations between China and important players in Asia. China needs to think about where else they can sell their stuff and Russia is a no-brainer...hence these overtures by Xi.

But Xi is smart enough to understand that Russia cannot replace the US. Russia just doesn't have the GDP. China will have to look elsewhere, as well. Can we expect Xi to present a Panda or three to countries in the EU?
 
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Regardless of whoever is the President of the United States of America, whoever is the dictator of China will have to learn to play ball with the United States.

The USA will remain the leading economic and military power in the world for at least several more decades.
 
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