m o will be right back. the the, the the the the the, the welcome back to the m. o. i am manila chance. so it's not a new idea in us foreign policy circles that america should avoid any clustering that could push then the soviet union into alignment with china. though the ussr is no more the union between russia and china seems to be unfolding before our very eyes. the andre marty and off is back with us. so andre many critics of us foreign policy say the west and unintended consequence in their actions in supporting ukraine and pastoring and tie. one have now drawn russia and china into this new alliance and military block that could counter us position as a military super power. we already see this alliance, as evidenced by the c s t o, the collective security treaty organization, with russia and china. obviously, anchoring that group. how do you see the russia, china partnership shaping up in the years to come? should the collective west be concerned? when you fall on the spam, the united states is not a land silver power. it cannot stand in the commercial war in europe against the r