"Putin's Visit to China Strengthens Anti-Western Coalition, Puts Israel in the Crosshairs"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Washington Post
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting at China's Belt and Road summit to showcase their alliance against the United States and other Western nations. While Western leaders have backed Israel, Russia and China have avoided labeling the recent Hamas attack as terrorism and instead called for a two-state solution. The deepening relationship between Putin and Xi reflects the hardening of global fault lines, with China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran aligning against the United States and its allies. The Russia-China trade relationship has become increasingly important, with China emerging as an important export market for Russia amid Western sanctions.