"Putin and his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, plan to further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin is also scheduled to discuss economic and trade cooperation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. TASS reported that the visit is timed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, a key Moscow-Beijing agreement signed in 2001."
"News of Putin's forthcoming trip arrives one day after United States President Donald Trump departed China following the first presidential visit to Beijing in almost a decade. Although Trump and Xi touted several broad trade deals, they appeared to make little public progress on key sticking points related to Taiwan or the US-Israel war on Iran. They also touched on the Russia-Ukraine war, in which China is officially neutral and Xi has presented himself as a mediator."
"Still, Xi's no limits alliance with Putin announced just before the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has undercut that stance. China has also denied reports from Reuters and other news agencies showing that Chinese firms have single-handedly sustained Russian drone production, in part by shipping engines mislabelled as industrial refrigeration units to drone assembly plants."
"Although the duo are not formal military allies, they maintain extremely close political and economic ti"
Putin is scheduled to make an official visit to China from May 19 to 20. The Kremlin says Putin and Xi Jinping will work to further strengthen the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. Putin will also discuss economic and trade cooperation with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. The visit is timed to mark the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. The announcement comes shortly after Donald Trump left China following a first presidential visit to Beijing in nearly a decade. While Trump and Xi highlighted broad trade deals, public progress on Taiwan and the US-Iran war appeared limited. China’s neutrality on the Russia-Ukraine war has been undercut by the “no limits” alliance announced before Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, and China has denied reports about Chinese firms sustaining Russian drone production.
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