As the entire western world united with Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping’s state visit to Russia raised concerns about whether China and Russia are allying against the entire West. Historically, China and Russia have never been genuine allies, from Tsarist Russia to the Soviet Union and today’s Russia.
Xi Positions China Against the West in his Russia Visit
On March 20, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for dinner.Before that, each leader had published an article touting “China-Russian friendship.” The CCP’s mouthpiece newspaper, People’s Daily, said that Putin claimed Russia-China relations had reached a historical peak and that he called Xi “Comrade Xi Jinping,” which is a title used between Communist Party members in China and in the former Soviet Union.
