BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with his Chinese counterpart and his \u201clong-time good friend\u201d Xi Jinping, intending to show their ties are unshakeable days after a visit by Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
The confirmation of Putin\u2019s trip came just hours after Trump wrapped up his visit on Friday, the first by a US president to China in nearly a decade and one aimed at stabilising their turbulent relations.<\/p>\n
Putin and Xi are set to discuss how to \u201cfurther strengthen\u201d Russia and China\u2019s strategic partnership and \u201cexchange views on key international and regional issues,\u201d according to a Kremlin statement.<\/p>\n
Their ties have deepened since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with Putin visiting Beijing every year since.<\/p>\n
Moscow is diplomatically isolated on the global stage and is heavily dependent economically on Beijing, with China now the main buyer of sanctioned Russian oil.<\/p>\n
Setting warm tones for the visit, the two leaders exchanged \u201ccongratulatory letters\u201d on Sunday to mark 30 years of their countries\u2019 strategic partnership.<\/p>\n
Xi said cooperation between Russia and China had \u201ccontinuously deepened and solidified,\u201d according to Chinese state media.<\/p>\n
And in a video message to the Chinese people released Tuesday, Putin said relations have reached \u201ca truly unprecedented level\u201d and that \u201ctrade between Russia and China continues to grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe close strategic relationship between Russia and China plays a major, stabilising role globally. Without allying against anyone, we seek peace and universal prosperity,\u201d Putin added, without mentioning any third country.<\/p>\n
The two leaders are also expected to sign a joint declaration after the talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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