China Declares ‘No Limit’ in Strategic Cooperation With Russia

China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting with members of the Business Council and management of the New Development Bank during the BRICS Summit in Brasilia, on Nov. 14, 2019. Pavel Golovkin/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

China recently affirmed its intention to strengthen strategic cooperation with Russia to establish a “new type of international relationship” and other shared goals.

Political analysts interpret this as a public notice from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that China and Russia stand united against the Western democratic camp led by the United States.