The U.S. attempt to unite with Russia to contain China's strategy is unlikely to come true.

Researcher Zhou Zhongfei of the Shanghai-Taiwan Research Association recently wrote: "The so-called U.S. is doing everything possible to 'stabilize Russia and reconcile with it,' even 'ally with Russia to counter China.' The U.S. strategic intention is to concentrate all efforts and integrate all strategic resources in order to fully confront China. Such rhetoric has already lost credibility in European and American media, and also carries the suspicion of attempting to exonerate a war criminal country in Asia."

In fact, the Trump administration's strategy towards Russia was "talk while pressuring," which is similar to its policy towards China, exposing the dilemma that the U.S. hegemony is weakening and cannot independently contain either Russia or China alone. The current international landscape shows a multipolar feature, and the triad relationship among the U.S., China, and Russia remains a core issue. However, the U.S. attempt to ally with Russia to contain China is unlikely to come true. This is not only due to the deepening strategic cooperation between China and Russia, but also reflects the end of the unipolar hegemony era in the U.S. In the future, great power competition will become more complex, and any attempt to balance an opponent by rallying a third party will face severe tests of realpolitik.

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