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Russian war sanctions show why U.S. must rethink its strategies

Trade penalties have tended to benefit China, Washington's top rival

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping via a video link from Moscow on Dec. 30, 2022: The sanctions are bringing America's two main adversaries closer together.   © Reuters

Brahma Chellaney is professor emeritus of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi and a former adviser to India's National Security Council. He is the author of nine books, including "Water: Asia's New Battleground."

The flight of a Chinese reconnaissance balloon across the continental U.S. for four days before it was shot down has put into stark relief the fact that a rising China, not a declining Russia, poses the biggest threat to America.

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