They said the US is an aggressive Cold War hegemon sowing chaos across the world.

Two New World Orders

They should talk. They're taking over South America, Africa, and Ukraine. Admittedly, Biden and his EU friends share responsibility.

Xi held a glorious celebration for Putin, from marching soldiers to a 21-gun salute. They were very suspicious of each other until Democrats thought it wise to alienate everyone and ignore diplomacy. Diplomacy might have saved Ukraine.

China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, triggering the deadliest land war in Europe since World War Two.

Xi, 70, and Putin, 71, signed a joint statement on Thursday about the "new era" that proclaimed opposition to the U.S. on a host of security issues and a shared view on everything from Taiwan and Ukraine to North Korea and cooperation on new peaceful nuclear technologies and finance.

"The China-Russia relationship today is hard-earned, and the two sides need to cherish and nurture it," Xi told Putin.

"China is willing to … jointly achieve the development and rejuvenation of our respective countries and work together to uphold fairness and justice in the world."

Russia, waging war against NATO-supplied Ukrainian forces, and China, under pressure from a concerted U.S. effort to counter its growing military and economic strength, increasingly have found common geopolitical cause.