Russian Pres. Putin praised “unprecedented” close relations with China, as he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
FILE - Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 8, 2018. Russian President Putin on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two leaders look to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S. and its allies. pushed back against U.S.
China and Russia are committed to “deepening back-to-back strategic cooperation," Xi was quoted as telling Putin. Putin praised “unprecedented” close relations with China, in his opening remarks to Xi carried by Russian television. Russia has long been a key supplier of oil, gas and coal for China's massive economy, now the world's second largest, along with food stuffs and other raw materials.
Leaders of the five ex-Soviet Central Asian nations, which have close ties with both Russia and China, all followed Putin’s lead in attending the Olympics opening, along with other states that have political and economic interests with Beijing.
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