Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping share a broad world view, which portrays the West as decadent and in decline as China challenges U.S. supremacy in many areas.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call to discuss ties with Trump, the Ukraine war, and Taiwan. They reaffirmed their "no limits" partnership and shared a vision of a multi-polar world order,

The ‘dear friends’ discuss Taiwan, the war in Ukraine, and future relations with the US, pledging to ‘defend their legitimate interests’