{"id":57499,"date":"2022-02-04T14:18:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T14:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/02\/04\/russia-china-push-back-against-us-military-nato-in-pre-olympics-summit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:35:15","slug":"russia-china-push-back-against-us-military-nato-in-pre-olympics-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/02\/04\/russia-china-push-back-against-us-military-nato-in-pre-olympics-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia, China push back against US military, NATO in pre-Olympics summit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The leaders of Russia and China pushed back against U.S. pressure on Friday, declaring their opposition to any expansion of NATO and affirming that the island of Taiwan is a part of China, as they met hours before the Winter Olympics kicked off in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin and China\u2019s Xi Jinping issued a joint statement highlighting what it called \u201cinterference in the internal affairs\u201d of other states, as both leaders face criticism from Washington over their foreign and domestic policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome forces representing a minority on the world stage continue to advocate unilateral approaches to resolving international problems and resort to military policy,\u201d it read, in a thinly veiled reference to the U.S. and its allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two leaders are looking to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S.-led bloc, as China growingly shows support for Moscow in its dispute with Ukraine that threatens to break out into armed conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t