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If there is anyone left who doubted our previous warnings about the rise of a new axis of evil, this week’s events should put those doubts to rest. Vladimir Putin made a two-day visit to China, meeting with Xi Jinping in China’s Heilongjiang province. The two reportedly spoke of their deepening alliance and the mutual interests their countries share in both economic and military matters. On Friday, they curiously chose to release a brief, single-sentence statement on the subject of nuclear war, but it wasn’t a threat to begin nuking their adversaries. Instead, the statement simply said, « There can be no winners in a nuclear war and it should never be fought. » I suppose that’s better than the alternative, but it’s still disturbing. (Newsweek)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have issued a one-sentence statement about nuclear war as part of their « new era » strategic partnership.
Putin and Xi announced plans to deepen their partnership on Thursday, issuing a statement addressing their position on a number of issues facing the world, ranging from questions about the economy to the war between Russia and Ukraine. China and Russia have steadily strengthened ties as the two countries have found regularly themselves at odds with much of the West.
The United States has seen its long-frayed relations with both countries become even more strained in recent years.
