USCC New Report: Beijing Has Become an Indispensable Partner for Moscow
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) published a fact sheet on Thursday (August 20) concerning the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Russia. The report indicates that since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the CCP has become an "essential
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