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The language of autocracy
Aleksei Chigadaev casts light on why Ukraine is failing to reach an agreement with China
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Russia’s oil pivot to the east
Aleksei Chigadaev on the political consequences of increasing Russian oil exports to China
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Translated from Chinese
Aleksei Chigadaev explains what the Russian-Ukrainian war and its context look like from Beijing
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Russian trade with China as a Matryoshka doll
Alexey Chigadaev explores the specifics of Russian-Chinese trade turnover in 2023