Xi Seeks to Build Anti-Western Coalition With SCO
But making friends with the enemy of your enemy usually isn’t enough
The latest (virtual) summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has given Xi Jinping, with Russian President Vladimir Putin hanging on to his coattails, a new opportunity to promote a coalition that is specifically anti-western. The Belt and Road initiative provides a physical backbone and widening of the group with observer nations …
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