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Aug 10
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Frontline special: long-time foreign cor...

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In this extended Frontline conversation, Ian Williams - a journalist who has long covered China - unpacks Beijing’s growing domestic arms industry and economic fragility. He explores President Xi's strategic yet cautious relationship with Russia, shaped by mutual distrust and calculated geopolitical manoeuvring.


The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


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