LIGNET: Russia-China Ties Could Lead to Seismic Geopolitical Shift

Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during a document signing ceremony in Moscow on March 22, 2013. Xi traveled to Moscow on his first foreign trip as president. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images)

Wednesday, 14 May 2014 03:01 PM EDT ET

A budding alliance between Russia and China is bringing the Eurasian giants closer together than at any time since the Sino-Soviet split in 1954.

Perceived weakness in both Europe and the United States has created a power vacuum that Moscow and Beijing are willing and eager to fill, even if for short-term objectives. If the new relationship evolves into a grand alliance, it would be the most significant geopolitical shift since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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A budding alliance between Russia and China is bringing the Eurasian giants closer together than at any time since the Sino-Soviet split in 1954.
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