S7 Ep27: Espresso Martini Episode Seven
Apr 08, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 27
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Episode description
On this episode of Espresso Martini, Chris & Matt take a look at President Xi’s trip to China, Chinese espionage against the west and the revelations of a recent Russian defector who paints a less than flattering picture of President Putin and his mental state.
Links to articles discussed on this episode
“China portrays Xi’s Russia trip as bid for leadership of non-Western world” – by Lily Kuo for the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/21/china-xi-russia-world-leadership/
“China waging decades-long spy war” by Calder Walton for Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/28/china-has-been-waging-a-decades-long-all-out-spy-war/
“Russian defector sheds light on Putin paranoia and his secret train network” by Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer for The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/russian-defector-sheds-light-on-putin-paranoia-including-secret-train
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Links to articles discussed on this episode
“China portrays Xi’s Russia trip as bid for leadership of non-Western world” – by Lily Kuo for the Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/21/china-xi-russia-world-leadership/
“China waging decades-long spy war” by Calder Walton for Foreign Policy
https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/28/china-has-been-waging-a-decades-long-all-out-spy-war/
“Russian defector sheds light on Putin paranoia and his secret train network” by Andrew Roth and Pjotr Sauer for The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/05/russian-defector-sheds-light-on-putin-paranoia-including-secret-train
For more information about the podcast, check out our website: https://secretsandspiespodcast.com/
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Check out Chris’s short spy film “THE DRY CLEANER”, now available on Apple TV & Amazon Prime.
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/j_KFTJenrz4
Music on this podcast is provided by Andrew R. Bird (Andy Bird)
Check out his work here: https://soundcloud.com/andrewbirduk
Secrets and Spies is part of the Spy Podcast Network.
Check out our other excellent spy-related podcasts here: https://www.spypodcasts.com/
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