Philipp Ivanov is a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute and founder of the China-Russia program under the institute's Center for China Analysis.
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Russia has also become a lot more important to China
Image of dependence on Beijing overlooks role of geoeconomic strategy
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing in October. © Reuters
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