China, Russia Aligning in ‘Joint Struggle’ Against the US: Expert

US response must be 'much more aggressive and much more targeted'

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping enter a hall during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 21, 2023. Alexey Maishev/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images

Communist China is aligning itself with Russia as part of an ideological struggle to overcome the United States and dismantle the rules-based international order, according to experts.

Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Moscow has underscored the regime’s attempts to deepen ties with Vladimir Putin’s Russia and to undermine international order, several experts said during a March 27 discussion at the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank.