China's President Xi Jinping is in Moscow for a second day today to discuss a peace plan

for Ukraine with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Putin and Xi sat before cameras on Monday and affirmed their friendship.

The two countries are framing this as a mission of peace, while the U.S. is watching very carefully.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned this week,

There's a palpable and growing sense among American leaders and lawmakers that China poses

a great threat to the United States.

But does it?

Coming up on today's point, what if America's posture toward China is putting us on a trajectory

to crisis?

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It's today explained I'm Noel King, so this is a week in which American officials are watching

Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow with worry, but also marking the start of a disastrous war

in Iraq.

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