“With trade talks between the U.S. and China finally getting underway, President Xi Jinping is setting off on an ideological victory lap to assert his vision of a world with waning American influence,” Bloomberg reports.
“The Chinese leader begins a four-day trip to Russia today for his first meeting with Vladimir Putin since US President Donald Trump rocked global trade with America’s most disruptive tariff regime in a century.”
“The visit further showcases the ‘no-limits’ partnership declared by Xi and Putin, even as Trump seeks to rebuild US relations with Moscow. And it’s a reminder of Beijing’s sway with a contingent of countries eager to see US hegemony replaced by a multipolar world order embraced by Xi and Putin.”

