Despite some recent chin-ups to media consumption, there is no reason for the Geneva summit of June 16, 2021 between the American and Russian presidents to go wrong.
Because, beyond their ideological differences, Joe Biden and Vladimir Poutin have a common interest, which the first claims and the second conceals: to slow down the rise of China.
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Russia has the best relations with China.
We never criticize ourselves in public.
We do common military maneuvers.
Cross-border routes and pipelines are increasing.
National currencies are used in bilateral trade.
We thwart together, at the UN, Western “humanitarian” claims to interfere in the affairs of Eastern satrapies.
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But the reality is that the Russians continue to be suspicious of China, whose civilization is so far removed from theirs.
They compare Chinese manufacturing success to their industrial decline and feel a wound of pride.
They
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