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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…

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.
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.
The two leaders have praised each other profusely in the past, with Xi at one point describing Putin as his 'best and most intimate friend.'
Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China.

Coming so soon after the visit by US president Donald Trump, the optics and outcomes of the meeting between China and Russia will be closely scrutinised

Xi Jinping has welcomed Vladimir Putin in Beij…

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