Loading ...What Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting means for the West
Neither the Russians nor the Chinese object in principle to the kind of posthuman future presented by the Neo-Malthusian Green movement. For them, it is a question of whose flag may fly over their sector – that of the rainbow, or that of their own.
The language is crafted to appeal to an international audience weary of perpetual war, and uncertain of their own future. It is a message of peace, cooperation and hope, but one which glosses over the “models of governance” on offer around the world – such as those supported by a social credit system.
The Chinese leader’s visit to Russia is a showcase for a new, multi-polar world order. It is not so much the nature of the orders which is changing – it is simply a matter of who will be giving them.