President Trump learnt his Number One Foreign Policy Doctrine from history: never allow a Chino-Russian alliance to take shape! A look on the world's map shows that whoever holds sway over the Eurasian landmass, strategically rules the world. Under Biden, this has come to pass. So, what does it all mean? We take a perspective.
Jan. 8, 2021 Caspian Report: Unpacking the China-Russia alliance.
China, that is the CCP, has an unspoken view that an economically weak but militarily aggressive Russia suits China best.
Russia is no economic miracle like China and it has many fault lines. One is the stagnating domestic economy. Next is its sparsely populated Far East that also leaves its lengthy border with China relatively secure, from a Chinese perspective. These both make China very happy, especially from the perspective of any danger from the north. This is why China-Russia relations look promising in the short to medium term. Not only is Western pressure on Ukraine pushing both countries together, but Russia’s military operations in Belarus and on Ukrainian border also draw attention away from Beijing.