China’s top diplomat signaled that Chinese leader Xi Jinping intends to double down on his tight relationship with Russia’s Vladimir Putin—driving a deeper wedge between the two authoritarian rulers and the West
China’s top diplomat signaled that Chinese leader Xi Jinping, fresh from extending his power for a norm-breaking third term, intends to double-down on his tight relationship with Russia’sIn a Thursday phone call with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing wants to deepen its relationship with Moscow “at all levels,” according to a readout published by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs late that night.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a meeting in Cambodia earlier this year.Among the loyalists promoted at the meeting was Mr. Wang, who was named to the party’s ruling Politburo, making him the top foreign-affairs official for both the party as well as the government.
“Xi is in need of foreign validation of the result of the Party Congress. Putin is being challenged at home due to the war in Ukraine,” she said. “The call is more a demonstration of mutual support by the two leaders.” Mr. Lavrov informed his Chinese counterpart about the course of what the Kremlin calls its special military operation in Ukraine, a euphemism for the war, and “expressed gratitude to the Chinese side for supporting Russia’s position in favor of a fair settlement,” according to a Russian Foreign Ministry readout of the call.A personal, guided tour to the best scoops and stories every day in The Wall Street Journal.Speaking at a policy conference in Moscow, also on Thursday, Mr.
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