However Chinese president Xi may be about to betray his close friend as he puts China's interests before Putin's dreams of destroying America and the West.
Two of Russia's most influential foreign policy experts and a former commander of the Pacific Fleet have warned the Kremlin that Beijing's interests may not be aligned with those of Putin.
In a report last year on the "global majority" they wrote that China's integration into the world economy meant it was more focused on shaping the status quo rather than destroying it.
"The reasons are clear: China's social and domestic stability depend on access to US and EU markets; China isn't self-sufficient in food," the authors Sergey Karaganov, Dmitri Trenin and Sergei Avakyants explained.
They added that China could even turn its back on Russia after it achieves "strategic self-sufficiency", which would force Moscow to normalise its relations with the West.
So the worst in farm surplus may turn out to be the driving force in geo politics in the 21st century. And Putin is just too raving mad!
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