The Russian president will meet Xi Jinping as part of a trip that Chinese state media has described a visit from an ‘old friend’
Full report: Putin arrives in China
Russian news agency Tass reports that Russia’s president has brought a large delegation consisting of five deputy prime ministers, heads of economic, diplomatic and security agencies, as well as the heads of some Russian state energy companies.
Tass says that the bilateral talks are planned to focus on trade and economic cooperation. The two sides will be looking for ways to quietly circumvent US restrictions that have driven down Chinese exports to Russia following a postwar boom in both consumer products and dual-use goods that have been crucial to the Russian war machine in Ukraine.
Continue reading… The Guardian Read More The Russian president will meet Xi Jinping as part of a trip that Chinese state media has described a visit from an ‘old friend’Full report: Putin arrives in ChinaRussian news agency Tass reports that Russia’s president has brought a large delegation consisting of five deputy prime ministers, heads of economic, diplomatic and security agencies, as well as the heads of some Russian state energy companies.Tass says that the bilateral talks are planned to focus on trade and economic cooperation. The two sides will be looking for ways to quietly circumvent US restrictions that have driven down Chinese exports to Russia following a postwar boom in both consumer products and dual-use goods that have been crucial to the Russian war machine in Ukraine. Continue reading…
