Xi said China’s government would “continue to prioritise the all-round strategic partnership between China and Russia”. theSun theSundaily diplomacy XiJinping Putin China Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. AFPPIX: Xi Jinping said Tuesday that China would prioritise ties with Russia, calling the two “great neighbouring powers” as he prepared for a second day of talks with Vladimir Putin expected to focus on Ukraine.
“We are great neighbouring powers,“ he was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying during a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Xi and Putin are also expected to discuss boosting economic cooperation as Russia boosts energy exports to China after being mostly shut out of European markets.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Xi’s Moscow visit “suggests that China feels no responsibility to hold the president accountable for the atrocities committed to Ukraine.” Kishida is the last Group of Seven leader to visit Ukraine and has come under increasing pressure to make the trip, as Japan hosts the grouping's summit this May.
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