They are waiting in line to meet Xi Jinping. Should America be concerned?

Xi Jinping has been hosting heads of state and government chiefs from Spain, Singapore, Malaysia, France and the European Union since late last month. On Friday, he is expected to sign a host of bilateral deals with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is expected to make progress toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Xi has used the opportunity to thread his conversations with veiled criticism of the US and keywords that signal Xi’s own view for how to reshape global power. He has also used the opportunity to play up its economic partnerships and exploit differences between countries on the two sides of the Atlantic. Lula’s return to power already shifts the dynamics of the China-Brazil relationship, which saw tense moments under former leader Jair Bolsonaro.

Ultimately, the test will come down to whether Xi is actually able to exert any real influence on Putin, especially in terms of ceasing the war. Xi Jinping has been hosting heads of state and government chiefs from Spain, Singapore, Malaysia, France and the European Union since late last month. On Friday, he is expected to sign a host of bilateral deals with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is expected to make progress toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Xi has used the opportunity to thread his conversations with veiled criticism of the US and keywords that signal Xi’s own view for how to reshape global power. He has also used the opportunity to play up its economic partnerships and exploit differences between countries on the two sides of the Atlantic.

Lula’s return to power already shifts the dynamics of the China-Brazil relationship, which saw tense moments under former leader Jair Bolsonaro. Ultimately, the test will come down to whether Xi is actually able to exert any real influence on Putin, especially in terms of ceasing the war. Xi Jinping has been hosting heads of state and government chiefs from Spain, Singapore, Malaysia, France and the European Union since late last month. On Friday, he is expected to sign a host of bilateral deals with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is expected to make progress toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Xi has used the opportunity to thread his conversations with veiled criticism of the US and keywords that signal Xi’s own view for how to reshape global power.

He has also used the opportunity to play up its economic partnerships and exploit differences between countries on the two sides of the Atlantic. Lula’s return to power already shifts the dynamics of the China-Brazil relationship, which saw tense moments under former leader Jair Bolsonaro. Ultimately, the test will come down to whether Xi is actually able to exert any real influence on Putin, especially in terms of ceasing the war. Xi Jinping has been hosting heads of state and government chiefs from Spain, Singapore, Malaysia, France and the European Union since late last month. On Friday, he is expected to sign a host of bilateral deals with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who is expected to make progress toward ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Xi has used the opportunity to thread his conversations with veiled criticism of the US and keywords that signal Xi’s own view for how to reshape global power. He has also used the opportunity to play up its economic partnerships and exploit differences between countries on the two sides of the Atlantic. Lula’s return to power already shifts the dynamics of the China-Brazil relationship, which saw tense moments under former leader Jair Bolsonaro. Ultimately, the test will come down to whether Xi is actually able to exert any real influence on Putin, especially in terms of ceasing the war.