Xi, Putin Sound Off With Golden Dome Message, Catching Washington’s Attention
Beijing, May 20, 2026, 21:16 (UTC+8) During Vladimir Putin’s Wednesday stop in Beijing, China and Russia took aim at the United States, accusing it of undermining the nuclear balance with President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative. Their joint statement claimed the U.S. ground- and space-based shield represents “an obvious threat to strategic stability”—that’s the equilibrium that discourages nuclear states
