Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on Oct. 18, exchanging warm greetings, referring to each other as “old” and “dear” friends, hailing their deepening “political mutual trust.” Furthermore, the Russian leader commended Mr. Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for its supposed role in promoting a “fairer, multi-polar world”—a new world order. At the end of the talks, Mr. Putin said at a press briefing that the three-hour meeting covered various issues, from the economy to political engagement. The discussion included “the situation in the Middle East at length,” Mr. Putin told reporters in Beijing. “I informed [Xi Jinping] about the situation in Ukraine in detail.”... Putin Hails Deepened Ties With China as Xi Outlines His Vision for New World Order
Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Beijing on Oct. 18, exchanging warm greetings, referring to each other as “old” and “dear” friends, hailing their deepening “political mutual trust.” Furthermore, the Russian leader commended Mr. Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for its supposed role in promoting a “fairer, multi-polar world”—a new world order. At the end of the talks, Mr. Putin said at a press briefing that the three-hour meeting covered various issues, from the economy to political engagement. The discussion included “the situation in the Middle East at length,” Mr. Putin told reporters in Beijing. “I informed [Xi Jinping] about the situation in Ukraine in detail.”... 
The Pentagon released footage on Tuesday of some of the more than 180 instances of Chinese military aircraft endangering U.S. planes while in international airspace over the past 2 years. Ely Ratner, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, says such actions from the Chinese communist regime’s air force were “coercive and risky,” and that such behavior can cause accidents that can “lead to inadvertent conflict.” ...
The Middle East, Ukraine, and energy—two “no-limits” partners are due for in-depth talks in Beijing. A trade forum there is bringing together world leaders, including Taliban officials. Stanford is willing to pay the Justice Department over $1.9 million. We look at the controversy behind the settlement. Chinese fighter jets soared too close for comfort as a Canadian plane carried out a mission. Officials in Ottawa called the 15-foot near-miss “aggressive” and “unsafe.” Wealthy Chinese nationals are sending their money out of China for safety, despite strict regulations. What does the money outflow mean for the global economy? Topics in this episode:...
Communist China has increased the number of hostile intercepts of U.S. aircraft by more than five times in the past two years, according to the Pentagon. The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military wing has aggressively intercepted more than 180 U.S. aircraft over the last two years, said Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner. That number is more than all the intercepts during the previous decade combined. Mr. Ratner said that China’s “coercive and risky operational behavior” in the Indo-Pacific risked open conflict between the two powers, which are also the world’s largest economies. “In many cases, this type of operational behavior can cause accidents. And accidents can lead to inadvertent conflict,” Mr. Ratner said during an Oct. 17 press briefing....