The China-Russia Alliance: From Transactional to Structural

Xi Jinping's first trip to North Korea since 2019 occurs amid shifting US-China-Russia alignments and signals strategic repositioning under Trump's presidency.

The U.S. and China are entering a new era of structural financial separation, with Chinese investors systematically excluded from major American IPOs and tech investments.

China and Russia are growing closer in ways that suggest a lasting geopolitical realignment rather than tactical partnership.

Record trade deficits and growing concerns over Chinese imports are driving escalating tensions between China and Europe, with signals suggesting a potential full-scale trade war may be imminent.

Russia is intensifying efforts to get China to approve the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, a major new gas export route that would deepen energy ties and the strategic alliance.

The discussed pipeline project is a concrete example of how the China-Russia partnership has become a deep structural alliance, extending well beyond ad-hoc energy procurement.

While the US is focused on domestic economic problems and Middle East conflicts, Russia and China are deepening their strategic partnership, creating long-term geopolitical risk.

U.S. policymakers disagree on whether to restrict Chinese models, encourage U.S. distillation efforts, or accept competitive pressure as inevitable.

Tom Bilyeu argues that the deepening strategic alliance between Russia, China, and Iran is eroding the post-Cold War order and pushing the world toward a multipolar conflict zone.