Published: April 13th, 2021,
Last updated: April 25th, 2022
At first glance, the friendship between China and Russia is boundless. In 2017 and 2018, Putin and Xi awarded each other their respective countries’ highest honors. Apart from awarding medals, the countries cooperate in payment transactions, commodity deals and have joint space plans. However, as Michael Radunski reports: When it comes to the military, the New Silk Road and Arctic policy, the friendship is not without tensions.