Xi and Putin reaffirm their partnership in Beijing
The two leaders promoted strategic coordination and criticized unilateralism, even as disagreements over the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline persist
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Just a few days after Trump met with his “friend” Xi Jinping in Beijing, the Chinese leader this week hosted Russia’s Vladimir Putin for his 25th visit to China, complete with a similarly pomp-filled welcome: red carpets, a ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, a military band, and children waving flags.
In the year marking the 30th anniversary of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination and the 25th anniversary of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, Xi Jinping praised the two countries’ “longstanding friendship” and called for the two to “deepen multilateral coordination, further increase coordination and collaboration on multilateral platforms.”
At the same time, the Chinese leader took the opportunity to make a veiled attack on the U.S. and promote his signature political slogan: “The damage caused by unilateral actions and hegemony is unprecedented, and the …
