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Could Putin, Trump visits pave the way for ‘trilateral coordination’ with China?

Following Donald Trump's visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin also made a state visit, leading to speculation about potential "trilateral coordination" between China, Russia, and the United States. Cui Hongjian, a former diplomat, suggested this possibility, but identified the U.S.

Fan Chen,Shi JiangtaoSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-20 · 06:23 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
Could Putin, Trump visits pave the way for ‘trilateral coordination’ with China?
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Following Donald Trump's visit to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin also made a state visit, leading to speculation about potential "trilateral coordination" between China, Russia, and the United States. Cui Hongjian, a former diplomat, suggested this possibility, but identified the U.S. as the primary uncertainty. During Putin's talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, both leaders agreed to increase strategic coordination to counter what they termed "jungle law" in the global order. This comes after Beijing and Washington agreed to pursue a "constructive relationship of strategic stability." The article highlights the significance of these interactions for the evolving global order, particularly concerning relations among these three major powers.

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China and Russia should step up strategic coordination to counter “jungle law” in the global order.

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China and the US agreed to pursue a “constructive relationship of strategic stability” during Trump's visit.

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Energy cooperation tops the summit agenda between China and Russia.

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The US would remain the biggest uncertainty in potential trilateral coordination.

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Back-to-back state visits of Trump and Putin could pave the way for emerging “trilateral coordination” between China, Russia and the United States.

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As energy cooperation tops the summit agenda, back-to-back state visits of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin could pave the way for emerging “trilateral coordination” between China, Russia and the United States.That is according to Cui Hongjian, a former diplomat and the head of European studies at Beijing Foreign Studies University.But Cui said the US would remain the biggest uncertainty.During talks with visiting Russian leader Putin on Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said both countries should step up strategic coordination to counter “jungle law” in the global order.Putin’s trip came days after American leader Trump’s visit to the Chinese capital, when Beijing and Washington agreed to pursue a “constructive relationship of strategic stability”.Russia’s Putin visits China days after historic Xi-Trump summitIt has also drawn attention for what it may signal about the trajectory of relations among China, the US and Russia – seen as one of the most decisive dynamics shaping the fast-moving world order.
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