Putin-Xi meeting shows China-Russia alliance ‘makes absolute sense’, analyst says

China's President Xi Jinping is hosting Russia's leader Vladimir Putin in Beijing.
They've signed a series of agreements to bolster trade.
Xi says the two countries should oppose “unilateral bullying”.

Wolfgang Pusztai, Austria’s former defence attache and a security, policy and defence analyst, tells Al Jazeera the China-Russia alliance “makes absolute sense” as Beijing secures cheap Russian energy, Moscow leans on its only reliable global partner, and the US is seen as less reliable, especially over Taiwan.

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