Saturday, May 23, 2026

Bretton Woods Under Siege: Why Putin Flew to Beijing

Бреттон-Вудс под ударом: зачем Путин летал в Пекин

Official communiqués about "strategic partnership" and "deepening cooperation" are just the packaging. The contents matter more: Moscow and Beijing were not discussing bilateral relations — they were discussing the architecture of the world order. Specifically, who will govern the financial system that succeeds the current one, and on whose terms.