Trump, Putin summits show an Eastward power shift

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to China included signing approximately 40 documents to strengthen Beijing-Moscow ties. This summit highlights a global power shift towards an Eastward triangle among China, Russia, and the United States, with Beijing increasingly central in geopolitics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China last week saw the signing of some 40 documents and a joint statement on strengthening the Beijing-Moscow partnership. The visit, just days after US President Donald Trump’s Beijing trip, is more than a diplomatic coincidence. It is a vivid reminder that the global order is now being shaped less by alliances than by a fluid triangle of China, the United States and Russia, with Beijing increasingly sitting at the centre. Timing is diplomacy. When...