Putin Meets Xi in Beijing, Criticizes U.S. Missile Defense and Nuclear Policy

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Putin Meets Xi in Beijing, Criticizes U.S. Missile Defense and Nuclear Policy

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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met in Beijing, where they exchanged personal greetings and condemned U.S. nuclear and missile defense plans. The two leaders referenced prior agreements but concluded the summit without a new gas pipeline deal. Sources confirm more than 40 prior meetings between the leaders and note Xi's recent separate meeting with Donald Trump.

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[BBC News 📺] Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal [The Guardian 🏛️] Are Xi and Putin still ‘best friends’? – The Latest [Taipei Times] Xi, Putin unite in criticism of Trump and the US on nuclear, security issues [Bloomberg 👤] Putin Leaves Beijing With Little Progress on Key Gas Pipeline - Bloomberg.com

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“Rosenberg: Putin enjoys Xi's Chinese welcome but heads home without pipeline deal”

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Center

“Xi, Putin unite in criticism of Trump and the US on nuclear, security issues”

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Right

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How different viewpoints frame this

Progressive

The optics underscore how U.S. nuclear posturing drives tighter Russia-China coordination while personal rapport signals durable ties that predate the Ukraine crisis.

“U.S. militarism and multipolar order versus limits shown by absent pipeline deal and hedging”

Conservative

The summit reveals limits of the Russia-China partnership, with Russia dependent on Beijing and China reluctant to deepen ties that risk sanctions.

“Sanctions effectiveness and Chinese hedging between powers”

Libertarian

Authoritarian leaders prioritize state alliances over individual rights, and the lack of a pipeline deal shows limits of centralized economic coordination.

“Illiberal state monopolies on force and friction in top-down projects”

Devil's Advocate

All perspectives over-rely on visible outcomes and personal rhetoric while missing possible undisclosed advances in military or financial areas.

“Summit theater, own nuclear programs, and longer-term decoupling questions”

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