Xi, Putin & Trump - Who really runs the world? | To the Point

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• Right after meeting the U.S. president, Xi Jinping welcomes Vladimir Putin to Beijing — and the message is loud and clear: China is stepping onto the global stage like never before.
• But behind the optics, cracks are showing.
• Russia is increasingly isolated because of the war in Ukraine and is now heavily dependent on China.
• Meanwhile, China’s economy is under pressure, relying on massive state subsidies to keep growing.
• At the same time, tensions between China and the United States are rising — especially over Taiwan.