Xi and Putin Criticized Trump's "Golden Dome"

During a joint summit on Wednesday, the leaders of China and Russia condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to establish the “Golden Dome” missile defense shield and called Washington’s nuclear policy irresponsible. The parties emphasized that the U.S. project for a ground- and space-based missile interception system poses a direct threat to global strategic stability. 

This was reported by Reuters.

In a joint statement, the leaders criticized the U.S. for the expiration in February of the last treaty limiting the size of both countries’ strategic nuclear arsenals, accusing Trump of ignoring Moscow’s proposals to extend it. The meeting took place just a week after the U.S. president’s visit to Beijing, but the current summit was intended to demonstrate progress in relations between China and Russia, which had previously been declared “boundless.” Despite Xi Jinping’s statements that energy cooperation should form the basis of the relationship, the parties failed to achieve a clear breakthrough or reach an agreement on the construction of the new large-scale “Power of Siberia-2” gas pipeline.

During talks in Beijing on May 20, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin agreed on the key parameters of the new “Power of Siberia-2” gas route. The parties agreed on the project’s route, but the issues of prices and the supply schedule remain open. 

In Beijing on May 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin signed a joint declaration on the establishment of a multipolar world. The document reportedly declares the parties’ intention to develop “new-type” international relations and strengthen cooperation amid global geopolitical changes.