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He argues that targeted sanctions on Russian business elites removed their Western option and unified them around Putin, whereas broad U.S.
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He argues that targeted sanctions on Russian business elites removed their Western option and unified them around Putin, whereas broad U.S. pressure on China allegedly leaves Chinese business elites able to resist Xi Jinping.
Jiang says Putin wants a visibly close relationship with China but does not need China to act; China only needs to avoid working with America.
"Second example are these American sanctions against Russia, specifically targeting Russian business people with close ties to the Putin regime, which is basically every..."
"...this, what's happened is that the business elite have unified against Xi Jinping. And this has made governance hard for Xi Jinping. So the..."
"Now, these rumors are completely false. They're fabricated. But it shows you that he's not as powerful as people like to believe. So when..."
"...So Putin will come to China more often, and he and Xi Jinping will hug each other more, okay?"
"They might even kiss one day. Who knows, okay? But, and again, listen. The reality is, if you look at game theory, there are..."
"...reason why I believe that is because I often hear from Xi Jinping talk about the century of humiliation. And that was really, really..."
"...model and blah, blah, blah. And then, and I think that Xi Jinping's election was the, was the, was the inflection point. All of..."
"...and he has shown that he is willing to engage President Xi Jinping directly to achieve those goals. But President Trump has also shown..."
"...Bricks will continue to expand, and then the Putin relationship with Xi Jinping will continue to blossom, okay? Does that make sense? All right,..."
The episode begins with two escalations: Ukraine expands, Iran heats up.
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