Putin and Xi say that relations are the best they’ve been in history and they're not wrong. How might the dynamic change following the unrest in Kazakhstan and the threat of war in Ukraine? Could economic ties between the two countries forge a new type of partnership? And behind their shared rivalry with the United States, what obstacles could chill their relationship? Shifting In China's FavorĪlexander Gabuev, senior fellow, Moscow Carnegie Center
RFE/RL asked seven leading experts about where things truly stand today and how they see this relationship progressing in the coming years.
In the face of devastating sanctions threatened by the West after a potential new Russian invasion, Chinese economic and political support would signal a geopolitical shift that could upend American foreign policy and be felt from Europe to Asia.īut beyond the pomp of the Putin-Xi meeting, what lies under the surface of this fast-changing relationship? A satellite image shows Russian armed forces near the Ukrainian border in Soloti, Russia, on December 5.Īs the Kremlin demands that NATO withdraw from Eastern Europe while massing its forces along the Ukrainian border, Beijing has expressed support for Moscow’s grievances and even joined Russia in trying to block action on Ukraine at the UN Security Council.
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