China’s aim is to become the ‘sole superpower’
Neither Moscow nor Washington should be under any illusion that a tripolar order is China’s ultimate goal
Stefan Wolff
Putin will have nervously watched Trump and Xi show
He has seen Russia’s hand substantially weakened by the talks between China and the US in Beijing
Trump’s Greenland grab sparked by China’s red alert
But ‘no great power has been able to go it alone forever – and taking the island is unlikely to change this’
Trump’s bromance turns into a diplomatic ‘love triangle’
He might be able to drive a wedge between Putin and Xi but it could ‘un-unite’ Europe and the US
President Xi tightens his grip on Central Asia
China’s relationship is often framed in terms of security and development but it also has a political side
China, the Ukraine war and a divided European Union
Beijing has emphasized the importance of sovereignty while failing to condemn Russia’s invasion