S7 Ep27: Espresso Martini Episode Seven

On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt take a look
at President Xi’s trip to China, Chinese espionage against the
west and the revelations of a recent Russian defector who paints
a less than flattering picture of President Putin and his mental
state.


Links to articles discussed on this episode

“China portrays Xi’s Russia trip as bid for leadership of
non-Western world” – by Lily Kuo for the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/21/china-xi-russia-world-leadership/


“China waging decades-long spy war” by Calder Walton for Foreign
Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/28/china-has-been-waging-a-decades-long-all-out-spy-war/


“Russian defector sheds light on Putin paranoia and his secret
train network” by Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer for The
Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/russian-defector-sheds-light-on-putin-paranoia-including-secret-train


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