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.
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