Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 19 for a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping only days after U.S. President Donald Trump’s departure, and left the next day without signing an intended major natural gas deal with China.
According to analysts who spoke with The Epoch Times, Putin’s visit signals that Moscow and Beijing each have their own objectives and continue to use each other under U.S. pressure while harboring mutual distrust and discord.
Putin was accompanied by a 39-member delegation covering sectors such as energy, transportation, industry, and nuclear energy.
During the talks on May 20, China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) leader called for “driving the development and revitalization of China and Russia through their comprehensive strategic coordination of even higher quality.” Putin described Russia–China relations as being at “an unprecedented level” and invited Xi Jinping to visit Russia next year, according to Chinese state media Xinhua….
Putin-Xi Summit Signals Mutual Dependence Amid US Pressure While Discord Remains: Analysts
