Xi Hosts Putin in Beijing Amid Shifting Power Balance in Alliance

Chinese President Xi Jinping received Vladimir Putin in Beijing with full ceremony, days after hosting Donald Trump, as Russia's war in Ukraine deepens Moscow's economic and political dependence on China. This consolidating axis between two major authoritarian powers is significant in prophetic terms, as Scripture describes a coalition of nations from the north and east converging in the last days. The growing alignment of Russia and China — with China holding dominant influence — echoes prophetic passages concerning the kings of the east and the northern powers that will play a pivotal role in end-times geopolitics.