As the U.S. and China continue along what appears to be an unavoidable collision course, an emerging question is whether another party will intervene in this rapidly developing contest -- and what role it will play.
Moscow and Beijing cooperation poses hard questions for US

Xi and Putin have had more than 30 meetings since they came to office. © Reuters
As the U.S. and China continue along what appears to be an unavoidable collision course, an emerging question is whether another party will intervene in this rapidly developing contest -- and what role it will play.