Chinese leader Xi Chinfing welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as an “old friend” and a series of meetings began on Tuesday between the two leaders. These meetings are being held at a time when both countries are facing various challenges from America.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday welcomed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and described him as his ‘old friend’. A series of meetings of the two leaders have started when their countries are facing different challenges from the US. The relations between China and Russia have deepened in recent years, especially since the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
At the same time, Putin also addressed Jinping as a ‘dear friend’ and said that the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has reached ‘unprecedented height’. Putin said, we were still together, we are still together today. After formal talks, the two leaders have planned another meeting on tea with some of their senior colleagues.
The series of talks between the two leaders began when he attended the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Sangathan (SCO) in Tianjin. Today, a grand Chinese military parade is to be held in Beijing on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The Soviet Union was neutral most of the time in Asia during World War II, but he helped China in the fight against Japan’s invasion in the 1930s. In the last days of the war, the Soviet Union announced a war against Japan and sent its army to Japan -occupied northeast China.
China is neutral in Ukraine War, but has given economic support to it while continuing trade with Russia, while Western countries have imposed a variety of restrictions on Russia. Some Chinese companies have also been accused of helping the Russian military industry.
