<description>&lt;p&gt;This week on &lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/podcast/thefin" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;The Fin podcast&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em data-stringify-type="italic"&gt;Australian&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em data-stringify-type="italic"&gt;Financial Review&lt;/em&gt; contributor and former diplomat Geoff Raby on Trump’s world and what it means for Australia and why China and Russia are less close than you might think.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This podcast is sponsored by &lt;a href="https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N1266370.3709681NINEPUBLISHING/B32570236.407439668;dc_trk_aid=599358034;dc_trk_cid=224787827;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;gdpr=$%7BGDPR%7D;gdpr_consent=$%7BGDPR_CONSENT_755%7D;ltd=;dc_tdv=1"&gt;UNSW&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Further reading: &lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/world/asia/xi-is-thumping-putin-in-the-great-game-20241016-p5kipx" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/world/asia/xi-is-thumping-putin-in-the-great-game-20241016-p5kipx" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;Xi is thumping Putin in the Great Game&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Former Australian ambassador to China Geoff Raby takes a deep dive into the “Chussia” partnership. His conclusions about a rising Sinostan would not please the Kremlin.&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/trump-s-team-cuts-to-the-point-20241113-p5kqci" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/trump-s-team-cuts-to-the-point-20241113-p5kqci" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;Civil servants to flee as Trump ‘drains the swamp’ (again)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Everyone knew Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and a purge of government workers was coming. But they have arrived with stunning speed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong data-stringify-type="bold"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/g20-goes-soft-on-russia-as-putin-threatens-to-use-nuclear-weapons-20241119-p5krr6" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/g20-goes-soft-on-russia-as-putin-threatens-to-use-nuclear-weapons-20241119-p5krr6" data-sk="tooltip_parent"&gt;G20 goes soft on Russia as Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;The G20 has ended with a whimper with watered-down statements on Russia, climate change and the Middle East.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Fin

Australian Financial Review

'Chussia Anxiety': Why Donald Trump wants to “un-unite” China and Russia

NOV 20, 202427 MIN
The Fin

'Chussia Anxiety': Why Donald Trump wants to “un-unite” China and Russia

NOV 20, 202427 MIN

Description

This week on The Fin podcast, Australian Financial Review contributor and former diplomat Geoff Raby on Trump’s world and what it means for Australia and why China and Russia are less close than you might think.

This podcast is sponsored by UNSW

Further reading: 
Xi is thumping Putin in the Great Game
Former Australian ambassador to China Geoff Raby takes a deep dive into the “Chussia” partnership. His conclusions about a rising Sinostan would not please the Kremlin.
Civil servants to flee as Trump ‘drains the swamp’ (again)
Everyone knew Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and a purge of government workers was coming. But they have arrived with stunning speed.
G20 goes soft on Russia as Putin threatens to use nuclear weapons
The G20 has ended with a whimper with watered-down statements on Russia, climate change and the Middle East.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.