Trump's attempt to divide Russia & China is failing, badly

Trump's attempt to divide Russia & China is failing, badly

Author: Ben Norton May 11, 2025 Duration: 43:08
Donald Trump claimed he would "un-unite" Russia and China, but the US divide-and-conquer strategy is failing. In a meeting in Moscow celebrating the 80th anniversary of their nations' victory in World War Two, Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin reaffirmed that "China-Russia relations have reached the highest level in history" and will "jointly resist any attempts to interfere with and disrupt the traditional friendship and deep mutual trust between China and Russia". Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLJ6K_95uWk Topics 0:00 USA tries to contain China 0:49 (CLIP) Trump vows to divide Russia & China 1:05 Marco Rubio targets China 1:34 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat" 2:17 Trump admin's Russia strategy 2:33 (CLIP) Rubio wants to "partner" with Russia 2:41 China & Russia are "friends of steel" 3:43 80th anniversary of Victory Day 4:05 Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany 5:23 China's sacrifice in World War II 6:21 Vietnam resisted Japanese empire 6:50 Putin reaffirms "highest level" China ties 10:23 China-Russia trade 11:52 USA can't offer Russia much 12:36 NATO expansion 13:34 Xi compares US imperialism to fascism 14:38 China-Russia relations 15:16 Xi Jinping on Russia ties 16:46 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 17:42 Reverse Nixon? 19:08 China's economy 20:31 Kissinger plan to divide Russia & China 23:05 Obama-Clinton "Russian reset" attempt 26:00 China-Russia joint statement 27:29 World Anti-Fascist War 29:09 Closest China-Russia relations in history 31:17 Multipolarity 34:07 BRICS 35:08 Russia joins the Global Majority 36:17 Brazil 36:49 Venezuela 37:27 Cuba 38:18 Burkina Faso leader Ibrahim Traoré 39:08 Palestine 40:14 Vietnam 41:40 US hegemony is declining 42:55 Outro

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