China, Putin and Trump
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Xi, Putin and Beijing
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On the surface, Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s back-to-back summits with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin looked pretty similar, with formal handshakes in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square,
“Xi has consolidated this position that Great Power politics now must go through Beijing,” one expert tells TIME.
Russia will be looking for energy and trade deals with China, as well as continuing geopolitical support.
During a state visit, the Chinese and Russian leaders cast themselves as a stabilizing force in a world thrown into tumult by Washington.
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Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable U.S. relations after Trump summit
His two-day visit is likely to be closely watched as Beijing seeks to maintain stable relations with the United States while also preserving strong ties with Russia.
Back-to-back visits to Beijing by the American and Russian presidents are highlighting how China's Xi Jinping is the world leader to be reckoned with and courted.
Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday, calling the death, which came amid strikes from Israel and the U.S., a "cynical violation" of norms. Putin made the statement in a letter to Iranian ...