China and Russia issued a joint statement condemning various military activities around the world, appearing to reference recent US actions in Iran and Venezuela over the past six months. Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin criticized what they described as treacherous military attacks, the use of negotiations as a cover for aggression, assassinations of sovereign leaders, and efforts to destabilize internal politics or incite regime change.

The statement asserted that such actions seriously violate the principles of the United Nations Charter, international law, and established norms of international relations. It warned that these behaviors cause irreparable harm to the global order built after World War II.

Amid growing concerns about the current world system during Donald Trump’s second term, Xi and Putin are positioning themselves as advocates for a new international order, signaling a shift in global power dynamics.