Overview

• Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un appeared together in Beijing during China’s 75th anniversary events in a moment widely read as symbolic rather than the unveiling of binding agreements.
• Analysts argue the trio projects economic and financial workarounds, including use of the digital yuan and alternatives to SWIFT, to reduce reliance on the dollar.
• Coverage highlights sanction-blunting dynamics, citing China’s purchases of discounted Russian oil and Russia’s provision of military technology to North Korea.
• Writers emphasize heightened nuclear risk and the erosion of Cold War–era arms-control norms as part of the message conveyed by the display.
• Related commentary connects the tableau to wider realignments seen around the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and strained U.S.–India ties after new tariffs, suggesting a broader shift in bloc politics.