Go to mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. File photoMOSCOW, 16 Sep. The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, during which they announced a united front on the world stage, was a wake-up call for the United States, writes Bill Hertz in an article for The Washington Times. «Xi Jinping and Putin are trying to create a new world order that threatens international democracy and sovereignty,» he quoted US Senator Marsha Blackburn as saying. The author also cites the opinion of retired Navy captain and former US Pacific Fleet intelligence director Jim Fanell, who believes that the meeting of the two leaders underscored the growing strategic alliance between China and Russia, which does not promise anything good for the West. «An important strategic impact is that the new alliance promises a confrontation or war on two fronts against the United States and its allies,» the publication says. As the journalist believes, it is time for American leaders of any rank and size to return to the Cold War standard so that they can wage war in «two theaters at the same time.» The talks between Putin and Xi Jinping took place in Samarkand the day before. Opening the meeting, the Russian leader criticized the attempts of the West to create a unipolar world that is absolutely unacceptable for the vast majority of states on the planet, and his Chinese counterpart noted that Beijing, together with Moscow, is ready to set an example of a responsible world power and put the world on a path of sustainable and positive development. At the end of the summit, the SCO countries confirmed its non-direction against other states and international organizations, and also noted their openness to cooperation, taking into account mutual interests, and declared their intention to increase cooperation in the field of defense and security. /strong>
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