When Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hold a summit alongside the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, on display will be a flourishing partnership that is already complicating U.S. foreign policy and influence around the world.
Mr. Putin is going to Beijing at a time of high tension with the West over Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine and his demands that the U.S. and its allies retreat from Eastern Europe. China, while calling for diplomacy, has offered backing for Moscow, urging the U.S. and Europe to address Russia’s security concerns and stop using military alliances to threaten others.
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