China-Russia Strategic Alignment Reinforced Amid US Tensions

Putin visited Beijing for high-level talks with Xi Jinping focused on energy security and a 'multipolar' world vision, occurring days after Trump's China visit. Russia and China jointly criticized US missile defense plans ('Golden Dome') as destabilizing. The summit underscores deepening Moscow-Beijing coordination on geopolitical alternatives to US dominance.

Sources

• Xi and Putin back shared 'multipolar' vision in Beijing after Trump visit Nikkei Asia · Asia
• Xi-Putin summit leaves gas pipeline plan in limbo South China Morning Post · China
• Russia and China scold the United States over 'Golden Dome' plans The Straits Times Asia · Southeast Asia
• Xi hails China’s ‘unyielding’ ties with Russia as Putin visits Beijing France 24 · France
• Xi welcomes Putin to China days after Trump visit CBC News · Canada

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