Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations’ ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday in Beijing, where the Russian president is seeking greater Chinese support for his war effort in Ukraine. Putin was greeted by Xi at a grand welcoming ceremony outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. It is Putin’s first trip abroad since his March re-election and the second in just over six months to China, an economic lifeline for Russia after the West hit it with unprecedented sanctions over its military offensive in Ukraine. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on Russian-Chinese bilateral ties and Xi and Putin’s "mutual respect for each other", FRANCE 24’s Genie Godula is joined by Zoe Liu, Fellow for the International Political Economy at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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