russia china relationship partnership putin xi

alliance allies armies army autocracy autocratic authoritarian belt board brinkmanship chess chessboard china chinese coercive communism communist consequences conceptual conflict destruction deterrence economic economy fire flag flags flames friend friends friendship grab hands handshake hardship indopacific influence invasion jinping map military miscalculation misery political power putin question relationship road russia sanctions sea security south sovereign sovereignty steal strategic strategy taiwan threat threats totalitarian ukraine vladimir war world