As dust from Beijing summit settles, context for comparison from old China and Russia hands (Chas & me). On Xi-Putin mtg in May 2024 https://consortiumnews.com/2024/05/17/ray-mcgovern-russia-china-two-against-one/ How a US-Russia-China erstwhile equilateral triangle became isosceles, with the US the short side.https://consortiumnews.com/2020/07/28/presumptuous-pompeo-pushes-preposterous-peking-policy/ 