Opposition to Washington has helped bring Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin together. Illustration: Henry WongOpposition to Washington has helped bring Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin together. Illustration: Henry Wong
Opposition to Washington has helped bring Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin together. Illustration: Henry Wong
China /  Diplomacy

China and Russia forge deeper ties thanks to their common enemy: the United States

  • Inauguration of a new US$55 billion gas pipeline this week helps cement increasingly close Beijing-Moscow ties that are moving beyond economics into security
  • Many observers say the two countries’ growing security cooperation may evolve into something closer to a military alliance

Topic |   China-Russia relations
Simone McCarthy
Simone McCarthy

Updated: 10:34pm, 10 Dec, 2019

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Opposition to Washington has helped bring Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin together. Illustration: Henry WongOpposition to Washington has helped bring Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin together. Illustration: Henry Wong
Opposition to Washington has helped bring Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin together. Illustration: Henry Wong
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