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China-Russia ties: A Eurasian colossus in the making
The outcome of the Xi-Putin meeting marks a historic turning point with profound consequences for US and Western strategy.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 16.
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Goodbye, Uncle Sam? The joint communique released at the end of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 16 certainly delivers this message.
For the first time in years, China has now appended its signature to a bilateral document with Russia which rebukes the United States in direct and no uncertain terms; until now, the Chinese preferred to include only oblique critical references to the US in such official statements.
