Li Shangfu, the new Chinese defense minister, made his first foreign trip since taking office this week, visiting Russia. During the four-day visit, Li also held talks with his counterpart Sergei Shoigu and paid a visit to Russia’s top military academy, the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces. The visit took place less than a month after the state visit by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Xi’s first foreign tour after being re-elected as China’s state president. China and Russia have been seen as trying to form a new world order and the presence of the head of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army could signal a “new military alliance to challenge the Pentagon.”

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