Can China and Russia weather challenges posed by the West?

For 15 years, China has been Russia’s principal trading partner. In 2024, trade between the two nations increased by 1.9 percent year over year to reach a total of $ 245 billion.

However, Donald Trump’s pressure has caused the pair’s business to decline in recent months.

In what he describes as an attempt to end the conflict in Ukraine, the US president has put sanctions and secondary tariffs on Moscow and its business partners.

Russia and China are now offering to jointly combat what they call “unilateral sanctions.” Do they have any success?

Presenter: Bernard Smith

Guests:

Richard Weitz, NATO Defense College senior non-resident associate fellow

Einar Tangen, Senior fellow at the Center for International Governance Innovation, is