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35 days ago

Experts say the visit was a symbolic win for Putin, even as negotiations on energy infrastructure floundered.

Xi Jinping welcomed Vladimir Putin to Beijing with pomp and pageantry, just days after hosting Donald Trump. But as Russia’s war in Ukraine makes Moscow increasingly dependent on China, and western l…

Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar called Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin ‘monsters’.
Russia and China showed they were shoulder-to-shoulder on the world stage, but it became clear there are limits, says the BBC's Russia Editor.

36 days ago

Choreography of back-to-back visits appeared deliberately mirrored but China made sure the differences were noticed

Days after Donald Trump was greeted in Beijing with a military band, an honour guard…

The Russian and Chinese leaders agreed on bilateral cooperation during Putin's visit to China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin with a near-identical ceremony to Trump's last week.
The meetings between China's Xi Jinping and his U.S. and Russian counterparts came just days apart, but there was a stark contrast in tone and content.
Putin and Xi signed a joint statement in Beijing on Wednesday that included an agreement to increase military cooperation.
Two presidential visits days apart is how Xi Jinping wants the world to see him: talking to everyone, tied to no-one.

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