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Putin and Xi against the West

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February 10, 2022

Have Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin joined forces against the West? And is democracy under pressure? Guests: Sudha David-Wilp (German Marshall Fund), Didi-Kirsten Tatlow (DGAP), Vladimir Esipov (DW)

 

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Didi-Kirsten Tatlow, German Council on Foreign Relations. She argues that: “The dictatorships China and Russia are coming together in bid to create a new world order. It’s a massive challenge to Europe, Asia and the US.”

 

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Sudha David-Wilp, German Marshall Fund. She believes: "The transatlantic relationship is shifting as it faces growing strategic challenges in the Indo-Pacific while confronting a revanchist Russia." 

 

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Vladimir Esipov, DW's Russia desk. He says: “Russia and China want globalization of economies without globalization of liberal democracy. I am not sure, whether that works.” 

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