EA on Pakistan TV: After Manipulating Trump, China Prepares for Putin

Posted by Scott Lucas | May 18, 2026 | 2

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I joined Pakistan TV on Sunday for a discussion of Vladimir Putin’s trip to China, following Beijing’s manipulation of Donald Trump’s visit.

I explain how the Chinese are “drawing lines” with both Washington and Moscow. Beyond the ritual invocation of a strategic relationship, Beijing will use its preferred political and economic strength — reinforced by Russia’s troubled invasion of Ukraine — to reinforce its regional and global position.

The other guest is Julia Melnikova of the Moscow-based Russian International Affairs Council:

Watch from 3:18:

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

2 Comments

Rqndy on May 18, 2026 at 21:09

Can you now explain how Trump was manipulated by China! Where do they find these so called journalist?
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- Scott Lucas on May 19, 2026 at 06:59
  
  Rqndy,
  
  Perhaps you should have another, much closer watch of the interviews where I explain China’s manipulation of Trump.
  
  Good luck.
  
  S.
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