Xi Jinping's veiled swipe at Donald Trump during Putin's visit to China

Xi Jinping took a veiled swipe at Donald Trump at the start of Putin's visit to Beijing today by declaring China and Russia would stand up to 'bullying'. The Chinese president said the two countries should oppose 'all unilateral bullying and actions that reverse history.'Xi had earlier said that 'the international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and transformation, while unilateral hegemonic currents are running rampant,' in a critique on American foreign policy overreach.In the face of this, China and Russia should enhance their 'comprehensive strategic coordination,' Xi said, according to Chinese state media.Last week, the Chinese leader mused whether the US and China could avoid the 'Thucydides trap,' a theory that war could result when tensions arise between a rising power and a ruling power.