Alaska Summit Shows Beijing is Using Moscow to Move Washington
The outcome of the recent Alaska summit underscores a sobering reality. Xi Jinping is attempting to play the United States, Vladimir Putin, and even Donald Trump like pawns in a grand strategy for geopolitical dominance.
Xi’s Putin Play has been put in play.
Frank Gaffney, former Reagan Pentagon official and founder of the Center for Security Policy, warns that Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine was no rogue act. It was effectively greenlighted in Beijing during the Winter Olympics, when Xi and Putin declared their “no limits partnership.” That partnership, with Russia relegated to the junior role, is central to Beijing’s plan to reorder the world—dismantling the U.S.-led system, dethroning the dollar, and expanding influence through BRI and BRICS.
While the Ukraine war has not delivered a quick Russian victory, it has fulfilled Beijing’s real objective: distracting and depleting the U.S. and its allies, diverting resources from confronting China’s military build-up in the Pacific. And as Gaffney notes, Xi has kept the war alive—buying Russian oil, providing weapons, even signaling troop support—because he does not want it to end.
Now, Trump is being drawn into the trap. His instinct to stop the killing is noble, and his vision of weaning Russia away from China could serve America’s interests. But Gaffney cautions that Putin, owned by Xi, is prepared to tap Trump along—demanding concessions from Ukraine, enjoying renewed energy sales to Europe, and reaping trade with the U.S. while leaving NATO divided and the battlefield unresolved.
Meanwhile, Xi’s fingerprints are all over other global crises. Beijing summoned Iranian and Palestinian leaders ahead of October 7th, ensuring another front to distract the West. The result? U.S. forces stretched thin, Israel constrained, and China’s strategic position strengthened.
Gaffney concludes: the single most effective step to peace is not chasing deals with Putin, but helping the Chinese people end the CCP’s reign—starting with stopping Wall Street from funding our greatest enemy.
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OPTIONAL Q&A
- You argue that Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was effectively greenlighted in Beijing during the 2022 Olympics. How central is Xi Jinping’s role in this war?
- What do you mean by “World War Xi”? How is the CCP using global conflicts like Ukraine and the Middle East to distract and weaken the United States?
- Some say Trump could broker peace in Ukraine. Why do you believe Xi is actually “tapping Trump along” in this process?
- What are the risks if Trump pursues a Russia-U.S. peace deal without factoring in China’s role?
- How is Beijing keeping the Ukraine war alive, and why doesn’t Xi want the conflict to end?
- You’ve suggested that Xi was also behind the October 7th attacks, at least indirectly, by hosting Iranian and Palestinian leaders. How does that fit into his broader strategy?
- If the goal is to wean Russia away from China, what would a realistic U.S. policy look like—without falling into Xi’s trap?
- You’ve said the most important step toward peace is helping the Chinese people end the CCP’s reign of terror. Practically speaking, what can the U.S. do right now to advance that goal?
ABOUT FRANK GAFFNEY…
Frank J. Gaffney is the President of the Institute for the American Future. He acted as President Reagan’s Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy. Mr. Gaffney founded and led for thirty-seven years the Center for Security Policy. He is the host of “Securing America with Frank Gaffney” on the Real America’s Voice network and the co-author of The Indictment: Prosecuting the Chinese Communist Party and Friends for Crimes Against America, China and the World.
Websites:
www.CenterForSecurityPolicy.org
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