The analysis article released by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) points out that Moscow's strategic ties with Beijing are closer than ever in 2025. This is a comprehensive but informal alliance covering defense, intelligence, economy, and politics.
The Ukraine war has further consolidated this strategic relationship, with Beijing closely monitoring the conflict to draw lessons for resolving the Taiwan issue by force if necessary.
It is unrealistic to think that the current Russia-China relations will repeat the fate of the breakup of the Sino-Soviet alliance in the 1960s and 1970s, and comparing the split between the Soviet Union and China with the current Russia-China relations is misleading:
"The differences between today's Beijing and Moscow are completely incomparable to the hostility caused by ideological disputes between China and the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The strategic goals of China and Russia are now truly aligned."
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