Your Shortcut to... the Russia-China alliance

Before the war in Ukraine and on the eve of the Beijing Winter
Olympics, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi
Jinping entered into a strategic partnership to cooperate with each
other and challenge the power of the West. So in this Squiz
Shortcut, we take a look at the 2 countries, their shared world
views, and how this new alliance has been challenged by the war in
Ukraine. Squiz Shortcuts is your backstory to the big news stories.
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