SINO RUSSIAN STRONGMAN ALLIANCE: A NEW ERA OF COORDINATION?
The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marks a significant step towards deepening strategic ties between Beijing and Moscow.
The SCO, often regarded as a counterweight to NATO's expanding influence in Eurasia, has long been touted as a symbol of Russia China cooperation.