on the global stage

[GoldfishLord]

It indicates underlying Chinese misgivings despite its outward show of tacit support for Moscow on the global stage - Read more

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Does "on the global stage" mean that Chinese tacit support for Moscow is shown on the global stage?

 

[Tarheel]

Your question indicates that you don't know what the global stage is. When you googled that (on the global stage), what did you get?

 

[GoldfishLord]

It seems that I misunderstood the meaning of "on the global stage".
In this context, "stage" means "an area of activity", not "a particular period".

 

[Tarheel]

It's about what they do publicly. Because it's China and Russia what they do makes news around the world. That's your world stage.