Russia is joining China in a series of military exercises in August, a sign of growing coordination between the two countries that experts say threatens American security.
The Chinese propaganda newspaper Global Times reported that Moscow will dispatch Russian forces-including aircraft and artillery-to the Chinese province of Ningxia.
The exercise is only the latest instance of Russian and Chinese cooperation on military projects.
"There's still perhaps insufficient attention to the combined effect of the partnership. The Russians and Chinese will never challenge each other. It gives the other comfort and tacitly encourages the other. The Russians would like it if the U.S. is distracted by China and vice versa."
Recent Chinese efforts to close ranks with Russia build on a longstanding common interest between the two countries: undermining American leadership in global politics.
Russia and China made a 2001 compact affirming "Good neighborliness." Russia recognizes democratic and free Taiwan as a Chinese territory.
In the early months of the Biden administration, China and Russia attacked vital American cyber infrastructure with great success but little rebuke from the White House.
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-forges-closer-military-ties-to-russia/
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