Russia and China Unveil a Pact Against America and the West

In their matching mauve ties, Russia s Vladimir Putin and China s Xi Jinping last week declared a new era in the global order and, at least in the short term, endorsed their respective territorial ambitions in Ukraine and Taiwan. The world s two most powerful autocrats unveiled a sweeping long-term agreement that also challenges the United States as a global power, NATO as a cornerstone of international security, and liberal democracy as a model for the world. Friendship between the two States has no limits, they vowed in the communiqué, released after the two leaders met on the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics. There are no forbidden areas of cooperation.

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The Empire Fights Back. That’s just great. Well, saddle up, cowboys.