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Why Putin’s Russia and Xi’s China Are Cozy Bedfellows
“Why is there this close bond? Why does China do nothing in response to President Putin’s bloodlust?”

“Why is there this close bond? Why does China do nothing in response to President Putin’s bloodlust?”
Russia and China are two birds of a feather, a particular variety with markedly scarlet plumage. And they like to flock together. These countries, which already had healthy relations before the military moves made in February, are two of the globe’s greatest strongholds of Communist thinking.
Two autocratic superpowers whose societies are rife with Bolshevik mentality are advancing their own agenda across the Eastern Hemisphere, and the people who fall subject to their authority pay the price.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the rhythm of the world has been thrown for a loop. Tensions mount, and the future is, as always, uncertain.
There have been questions as to the stability of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s ongoing partnership with Russian cosmonauts. Earlier on, there was concern over the safety of the stock market and how the war might impact investments. The conflict still managed to indirectly increase gas prices here in the United States.
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This work is preserved in Merion West’s archive of articles and poems published from 2016 through early 2025. Explore the archive