On the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics, China’s President Xi Jinping received Russia’s Vladimir Putin, announcing a profound strategic alliance to counterbalance what they see as the United States’ pernicious global influence.
The two countries said in a joint statement that their new connection was superior to any political or military alliance formed during the Cold War.
“There are no ‘forbidden’ areas of cooperation between the two States,” they announced, revealing plans to engage in a variety of fields including space, climate change, artificial intelligence, and internet control.
