Days after Xi-Trump talks, Beijing and Moscow slam Washington’s military provocations and its plans for missile defence system
2-MIN READ2-MIN1Amber Wangin BeijingPublished: 10:00pm, 20 May 2026Updated: 10:02pm, 20 May 2026China and Russia issued strong warnings over the US Golden Dome missile defence system and military deployments in the region in their latest joint statement, just days after a summit between Beijing and Washington aimed at stabilising Sino-American ties.The two countries accused the United States of posing “a clear threat to strategic stability” through its Golden Dome project in a joint statement issued after Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit on Wednesday.The implementation of the Golden Dome project – a multilayer missile defence system initiated by US President Donald Trump – would have “serious negative consequences for international security”, according to the joint statement released by the Kremlin.
The statement came days after Trump’s visit to Beijing, where he and Xi agreed to establish a “constructive relationship of strategic stability”.
In the joint statement, Beijing and Moscow warned against provocations by certain countries with nuclear weapons, without directly naming the US. The two also agreed to maintain communication on nuclear arms control issues.
