Top Russian Official Attends China’s Air Show, Where Russia Signs Stealth Plane Deal

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu visited China this week and attended the Zhuhai air show, where the Russian Su-57 stealth jet flew its first foreign demonstration and Russia made its first foreign sale of the fighter jet. Russian state media reported the sale on Nov. 13 without specifying which country or countries made the purchase. During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Nov. 12, Shoigu said the allies’ “most important task” was to counter the United States and its allies’ “dual containment” of Russia and China, according to Russian state media. Wang affirmed the statements, saying the two countries “need to stand firm in solidarity and coordination to safeguard common interests.”...