
Beijing Hosts Moscow as Xi Promotes a West- wary Alignment
Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing for a state visit framed as a stabilizing alliance amid global turbulence, signaling deeper China–Russia coordination and a challenge to U.S. influence. The leaders highlighted energy and security ties while Trumpeted a no-limits partnership, with Xi criticizing unilateral Western policies and urging restraint in Middle East conflicts as Moscow’s position weakens on several fronts.

