Putin, Xi reaffirm Russia-China ties amid ‘unpredictable’ world
The Russian and Chinese leaders met in Kyrgyzstan on the sidelines of the SCO summit, being attended by over a dozen heads of state. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have reaffirmed their strategic alliance amid growing global uncertainty, as they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan.
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- Fact 1: US-China head-to-head: Explained in 11 maps and charts That should continue despite increased “uncertainty and unpredictability in the international order,” he added.
- Fact 2: Shadows of war The two-day SCO summit in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, marks the 25th anniversary of the regional security and economic grouping.
- Fact 3: On top of the 10 members of SCO, the alliance now has 15 “dialogue partners”, including Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
- Fact 4: While the bloc claims to represent some 40 percent of the world’s population and 25 percent of global GDP, it remains diverse, with disagreements among members.
The Russian and Chinese leaders met in Kyrgyzstan on the sidelines of the SCO summit, being attended by over a dozen heads of state. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have reaffirmed their strategic alliance amid growing global uncertainty, as they met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan.
In their first meeting since May, Xi told Putin on Monday that he was “happy” to meet again. He told the Russian leader, whose country is engaged in a fifth year of war on Ukraine, that bilateral ties between Beijing and Moscow have grown “more solid”. Xi, Modi and Putin attend SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?
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