China has rolled out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin for his 25th visit to the country, underscoring a frequency of head-of-state diplomacy that far outpaces Beijing’s engagement with Washington.
Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a two-day state visit, less than a week after US President Donald Trump wrapped up his own closely watched trip to China.
This marks the first time China has hosted the leaders of Russia and the US in the same month outside a multilateral setting.
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Yet, the rapid succession of the summits is unlikely to fundamentally reshape or overshadow the broader agenda of China-Russia cooperation.
Numerous joint statements have reaffirmed that the ties binding Beijing and Moscow are defined by long-standing, highly reciprocal and frequent exchanges.
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