Foreign Policies In Russia

  The New Cold War: China and Russia’s Blame Game Since the end of the cold war, China and Russia have increasingly positioned themselves as the primary competitors with the United States for global influence in the modern world. Recently, tensions between the United States and China have escalated. This growing friction with China is centered around the subject of Taiwan, and this conflict serves as a means for China and Russia to align themselves in portraying themselves as global peacekeepers and the United States as an international bully. China still views Taiwan as an island under the sovereignty of China, or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), despite Taiwan being a functioning independent nation. The United States is a significant supporter of Taiwan, providing large amounts of military aid and support to bolster Taiwan’s position as an independent nation. Washington has been providing billions of dollars in aid to the island nation in the form of arms and military training