Isn't it too late. Beside, both Democrats and Republicans are hell bent to crush China and their constituents are on board.
“China doesn’t want to be stranded alone with no other major power as an ally,” Hill explained. “Xi needs Putin and Putin needs Xi.”
But that creates a problem for the United States, she said: “We’re not going to have any hope of curtailing Russia’s options and getting the Middle East to calm down if we have a super-antagonistic relationship with China.”
She thinks the Biden administration should try a “Nixon to China” effort to reduce animosity, referring to President Nixon's opening of a relationship with Mao Zedong in 1972.
Finally, Hill is worried about one more country: the United States, which is heading toward a presidential election as polarized as ever.
Putin isn’t the only world leader waiting to see how 2024 turns out.
“If the rest of the world thinks every time a new government comes along, we are going to tear up agreements we just made, we won’t be looked at as a very reliable partner,” she warned.