Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Residence in BeijingMOSCOW, 5 Feb. The joint statement following the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping ushered in a new era in geopolitics, writes The Telegraph journalist Roland Oliphant. «From now on, US-led Western dominance will not be taken for granted,» he said. Vladimir Putin primarily benefits from this meeting, since the support of such an economic and political giant as Beijing should bring great benefits to Moscow. According to the columnist, China, in turn, can count on assistance in the fight against Western countries in the Asia-Pacific region.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/c2a95a913bff292fe76bc754f6592de1.jpg" />Putin and Xi defend democracy from «democrats» «At the moment, they have one common goal — to end Pax Americana,» Oliphant concluded. Earlier, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met in Beijing on the eve of the opening of the next Winter Olympic Games. Following the talks, the leaders of the two countries signed a package of documents and adopted a joint statement. It notes that international relations are undergoing large-scale changes — a trend is emerging to redistribute the balance of power, the demand of the world community for leadership for peaceful and progressive development is growing. The parties agreed, in particular, to resist outside interference in the internal affairs of states, deepen cooperation in the Arctic, and intensify in the SCO and strengthen cooperation between the EAEU and China.
Russia and China have left the West in the minorityThe statement also emphasizes that the parties oppose further expansion of NATO and urge the alliance to abandon the ideologized approaches of the Cold War. Kiev and Western states have recently expressed concern about the intensification of «aggressive actions» by Russia near the borders of Ukraine. Representatives of the US administration, in turn, say they are looking for alternative sources of natural gas for Europe in case Russian transit through Ukraine is stopped. Moscow has repeatedly rejected such accusations, saying that it does not threaten anyone and is not going to attack anyone, and statements about «aggressions» are being used as an excuse to deploy more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. and NATO
