That said: If you read Chinese state media you'll see President Xi Jinping's regime is singing a different tune this time around.
"China-Russia relations are at their 'best time in history' with exchanges between Xi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin playing a crucial role in bilateral relations," China's state run news agency, Xinhua, reported from a joint statement signed by the presidents of the two countries.
China also just signed a deal to invest $11 billion in Russia, despite international sanctions being levied against the country.
This sounds lovely, but this isn't friendship. Trump has provided both countries with an opportunity neither of them can ignore — an opportunity to diminish America's influence while the world looks askance at his administration. This is their chance to do lasting damage not only economically, but also ideologically.