Is The China - Russia Military Alliance A Challenge To American Power?

China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power. © ueslei marcelino/Reuters  

Wall Street Journal: China and Russia Military Cooperation Raises Prospect of New Challenge to American Power 

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping oversaw an ambitious joint military exercise in China this summer, which along with reported collaborations in aviation, undersea and hypersonic-weapons technology point to a solidifying defense alignment, according to military analysts. 

U.S. officials and military specialists say it is difficult to pin down the level of collaboration between two nations that tightly control information, and whose actions are increasingly opaque to outsiders. 

But Western officials and defense experts are growing more convinced of the closer relationship based on recent economic alliances, military exercises and joint defense development, as well as the few public statements from government leaders. 

While U.S. officials have long been skeptical of a unified threat from the two countries, some are now changing their tune. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence reported that Beijing and Moscow are now more aligned than at any point in the past 60 years.  

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WNU Editor: There are a lot of issues where China and Russia now see eye-to-eye. But it is far away from being a challenge to American power.