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Russian President Vladimir Putin has called his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping his聽鈥渄ear friend鈥�. The two are meeting in Russia to sign new trade deals and discuss further bilateral investment opportunities. Both leaders expressed admiration for each other, and enthusiasm at the growing relationship between the two countries. Fred Kempe, President of the Atlantic Council in Washington DC, weighs in on how worried the US should be by this budding friendship. Meanwhile, Irwin Stelzer of the Hudson Institute explains why he thinks the US-China trade war is over, and a new cold war has begun. Also in the show, Susan Schmidt of Aviva Investors in Chicago analyses the latest disappointing jobs figures in the US. And the 蜜芽传媒's Rob Young takes a deep dive into UK electrical goods chain Richer Sounds, whose founder has just turned over 60% of the staff to employees.

(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during the welcoming ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace on June 5, 2019 in Moscow, Russia. Picture credit: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)