Russia and China Unveil a Pact Against America and the West
In a sweeping long-term agreement, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the two most powerful autocrats, challenge the current political and military order.
Agreements between Moscow and Beijing, including the Treaty of Friendship of 2001, have traditionally been laden with lofty, if vague, rhetoric that faded into forgotten history. But the new and detailed five-thousand-word agreement is more than a collection of the usual tropes, Robert Daly, the director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, at the Wilson Center, in Washington, told me. Although it falls short of a formal alliance, like nato, the agreement reflects a more elaborate show of solidarity than anytime in the past. “This is a pledge to stand shoulder to shoulder against America and the West, ideologically as well as militarily,” Daly said. “This statement might be looked back on as the beginning of Cold War Two.” The timing and clarity of the communiqué—amid tensions on Russia’s border with Europe and China’s aggression around Taiwan—will “give historians the kind of specific event that they often focus on.”
That’s nice. I’m sure the pact document looks all shiny and official.
So tell me now...
How many tanks has China sent to Russia?
How many planes has China sent to Russia?
How many BMPs has China sent to Russia?
How many artillery pieces has China sent to Russia?
How many men has China sent to Russia?
I'm sure this war has been an eye opener for China. China now knows they can't count on Russia to carry the burden in Europe, let alone help in the Pacific, should a "World War" occur. Had Russia's invasion gone as they (and much of the world) imagined, it would have had a significant impact on the global balance of power.
“This statement might be looked back on as the beginning of Cold War Two.”
There is no doubt our arming of Ukraine before the war, along with the pain those weapons have inflicted, has massively damaged our relations with Russia. China will not be so quick to make enemies, as they prefer economic warfare over military.