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February 18, 2026 · 4 min read

Xi Jinping and Putin pushback against Trump drive for war

Xi Jinping and Putin pushback against Trump drive for war
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  • 1We're witnessing an extraordinary development in global geopolitics as China and Russia mount their first coordinated pushback against American imp...
  • 2At the same conference, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who also serves as Xi Jinping's national security advisor, presented a directly opposing ...
  • 3The most visible manifestation of this pushback is the coordinated support both powers are providing to Iran and Cuba.
  • 4Regarding Cuba, Russia is now openly providing oil supplies, while China is rushing aircraft loaded with food, rice, and solar panels to help addre...
  • 5However, the fundamental challenge facing China and Russia is their limited global reach compared to the United States.

Overview

We're witnessing an extraordinary development in global geopolitics as China and Russia mount their first coordinated pushback against American imperial ambitions since the end of the Cold War. This shift became crystallized following Marco Rubio's speech at the Munich Security Conference, where he outlined what can only be described as an uber-neoconservative project for American imperialism around the world.

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