Russia was once seen as China’s ‘Big Brother’, but now, China is the largest consumer of Russian energy, and one of the world’s most powerful economies. Valya Lee interrogates the relationship between the two neighbouring nations.

Russia was once seen as China’s ‘Big Brother’, but now, China is the largest consumer of Russian energy, and one of the world’s most powerful economies. Valya Lee interrogates the relationship between the two neighbouring nations.
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