The leaders of China, Russia and India shared smiles and handshakes, putting on a surprising show of unity in a striking moment that went viral earlier this month.

On today’s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg’s Daniel Ten Kate about what’s driving their alignment and what the shift means for Trump and the US-led world order.

Read more: Xi Unites a World That Doesn’t Want to Be Pushed Around by Trump


Further listening: India Won’t Stop Buying Russian Oil. Now It’s Paying the Price.
What Xi Jinping’s Military Purge Means for China and the World

Watch, from Originals: How Xi Unleashed China’s Biggest Military Purge Since Mao

The leaders of China, Russia and India shared smiles and handshakes, putting on a surprising show of unity in a striking moment that went viral earlier this month.
On today&rsquo;s Big Take Asia Podcast, host K. Oanh Ha talks to Bloomberg&rsquo;s Daniel Ten Kate about what&rsquo;s driving their alignment and what the shift means for Trump and the US-led world order.
Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-09-05/xi-s-embrace-of-putin-kim-modi-shows-new-world-order-of-leaders-sick-of-trump">Xi Unites a World That Doesn&rsquo;t Want to Be Pushed Around by Trump </a>
Further listening:&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/india-wont-stop-buying-russian-oil-now-its-paying-the-price/id1746141911?i=1000720803869">India Won&rsquo;t Stop Buying Russian Oil. Now It&rsquo;s Paying the Price. </a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-xi-jinpings-military-purge-means-for-china-and/id1746141911?i=1000724607052">What Xi Jinping&rsquo;s Military Purge Means for China and the World</a>
Watch, from Originals:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEbau_uHJys">How Xi Unleashed China&rsquo;s Biggest Military Purge Since Mao</a>

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