05-20-2026, 04:47 PM
Quote:Xi and Putin call out "treacherous military strikes against other countries, the hypocritical use of negotiations as cover for preparing such strikes, the assassination of leaders of sovereign states, the destabilisation of the domestic political situation in these states and the provocation of regime change, and the brazen kidnapping of national leaders for trial".
Quote:Such actions, they say, "grossly violate the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, the norms of international law and international relations, and cause irreparable damage to the foundations of the world order formed following World War Two".
Xi and Putin are increasingly positioning themselves as the vanguards of a new international order, amid concerns about the current world order during Trump's second presidency.
Quote:China and Russia signed more than 20 agreements on trade and tech, as well as a declaration on a "multi-polar world order"