After Moscow, What is China’s Next Move?

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – MARCH 21: (RUSSIA OUT) Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) arrives at the Grand Kremlin Palace for talks with Russian President Putin on March 21, 2023, in Moscow, Russia. Three days after the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague issue arrest warrant for Putin, the Russian President is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for his state visit to Russia. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)

ANALYSIS/INTERVIEW — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended talks in Moscow this week by declaring that their alliance was driving geopolitical change around the world.

“Right now, there are changes – the likes of which we haven’t seen for 100 years – and we are the ones driving these changes together,” Xi told Putin as he departed Russia’s capital.  “I agree,” Putin responded.

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