{"id":2070181,"date":"2023-10-17T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-visits-dear-friend-xi-in-show-of-no-limits-partnership\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T12:32:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T16:32:27","slug":"putin-visits-dear-friend-xi-in-show-of-no-limits-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-visits-dear-friend-xi-in-show-of-no-limits-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin visits Xi, reaffirming unbreakable bond."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-visits-dear-friend-xi-in-show-of-no-limits-partnership%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2070181&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russian President Vladimir Putin Arrives in Beijing for High-Stakes Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/h2>\n<p>In a widely watched trip aimed \u2062at showcasing the\u2064 trust and &#8220;no-limits&#8221; partnership between Russia and \u200cChina, President Vladimir \u200bPutin arrived in\u200d Beijing \u200bon Tuesday to\u200c meet with Chinese\u200c President Xi Jinping. This\u2063 visit comes at a critical time as the war in Ukraine continues to rage on.<\/p>\n<p>This is only Putin&#8217;s second known trip abroad since the International Criminal Court\u2062 (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him in March. Despite the warrant, Putin\u2063 and his entourage flew into the Beijing Capital International Airport, where they were warmly greeted by Chinese \u200bCommerce\u200b Minister Wang Wentao.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this\u2063 is\u200b Putin&#8217;s first official trip outside of the former Soviet Union this year, following his\u2062 visit to Kyrgyzstan earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC \u2063has accused\u200d Putin\u200d of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-to-visit-beijing-in-bid-to-strengthen-alliance-against-us\/\" title=\"Putin to visit Beijing to bolster alliance against US.\">illegally deporting children<\/a> from Ukraine, which obliges its member states to arrest\u2063 and transfer him \u200cto The Hague for trial if he\u2062 sets foot on their\u2062 territory.\u200c However, neither Kyrgyzstan nor \u2062China are members of the ICC, which was established to prosecute\u2064 war \u200dcrimes.<\/p>\n<h3>A &#8220;No-Limits&#8221; Partnership<\/h3>\n<p>Xi\u2062 Jinping\u2062 last saw his &#8220;dear\u200d friend&#8221;\u2064 Putin in Moscow just days after the arrest\u2062 warrant was\u2062 issued. During \u2064that meeting, \u2063Xi\u2063 invited\u200c Putin to attend the\u200c third Belt and Road forum in Beijing, \u200dan international cooperation \u200bforum championed by the Chinese\u2063 leader.<\/p>\n<p>As Putin arrived at the Great\u2063 Hall of the\u200d People for an \u200cevening banquet organized\u200c for \u200cglobal leaders \u200band dignitaries attending the forum, Xi Jinping was all smiles as the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-visits-dear-friend-xi-in-show-of-no-limits-partnership\/\" title=\"Putin visits Xi, reaffirming unbreakable bond.\">men warmly shook\u200c hands<\/a>. Putin, as the forum&#8217;s chief guest, stood to \u2063the right of Xi\u2064 Jinping \u200cas world leaders posed for group photographs.<\/p>\n<p>On \u200dWednesday, Putin will also speak\u200d at the forum after Xi Jinping gives his opening speech. The two leaders will hold bilateral talks later in\u200d the day.<\/p>\n<h3>Strong Beijing-Moscow\u200b Ties Amidst Western Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>Beijing has firmly rejected Western criticism\u200d of its partnership\u200b with Moscow, \u2064emphasizing that their collaboration does not violate \u2063international norms.\u2063 China asserts\u200c its \u2063right to collaborate with any country \u200cit chooses, regardless\u200c of ongoing conflicts such as the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This visit marks\u2063 Putin&#8217;s \u200bthird attendance at the Belt and Road Forum, which runs through Wednesday. He previously attended the forums in\u2063 2017 and \u200b2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Belt\u200d and \u200bRoad Initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The forum\u2062 revolves around the \u2062Belt and Road initiative, a grand plan launched by Xi Jinping a\u2064 decade\u2062 ago. This initiative aims to build global infrastructure and energy networks connecting Asia with Africa and Europe through overland and maritime routes.<\/p>\n<p>Putin has praised the Belt and Road initiative, considering it a platform\u2064 for international cooperation where \u200b&#8221;no one imposes anything on others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the Ukrainian\u2063 conflict, Russia has strengthened its energy ties with China, solidifying their \u200deconomic cooperation. Russia currently exports over 2 million barrels \u200dof oil \u200bper \u200bday to China, accounting for \u200bmore than a\u2064 third of\u200c its total crude oil \u2063exports. Additionally, Moscow plans to construct a second\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-democrat-senator-urges-biden-to-reverse-on-keystone-pipeline-14-ags-threaten-legal-action\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Senator Urges Biden To Reverse On Keystone Pipeline, 14 AGs Threaten Legal Action\">natural gas pipeline<\/a> \u200dto China.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u200bheads\u2063 of Russia&#8217;s oil and gas giants Rosneft\u200c and Gazprom are part of\u2063 Putin&#8217;s traveling delegation, no new energy deals are expected to \u200bbe announced during this trip.<\/p>\n<p>It is \u200bimportant \u200bto note that this visit is \u200bnot a &#8220;full-fledged bilateral&#8221; visit \u200dbut\u200d rather one made on the sidelines of\u2062 an\u2064 international conference, according to the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting\u2064 by Ryan Woo; additional reporting by Lidia Kelly in\u200d Melbourne;\u2063 editing by Christopher Cushing and Simon Cameron-Moore)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What specific\u2062 joint projects and initiatives are\u2063 expected to \u2062be discussed between Putin and\u200c Xi Jinping, and how will they\u200b contribute to the partnership between Russia and China<\/h2>\n<p><span>  E Belt and Road forum, where he\u200d is expected to\u200c emphasize the importance of \u2064cooperation between Russia \u200cand China in promoting economic development and regional stability.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 friendly atmosphere between Putin and\u2063 Xi Jinping reflects the close relationship between \u2062the two countries. Russian and Chinese officials have repeatedly \u200cstressed the strategic partnership and &#8220;no-limits&#8221; cooperation between \u200cMoscow \u200cand Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>This partnership has been \u200cparticularly evident in recent years as Russia and China have faced increasing Western pressure and sanctions. Both countries have sought to strengthen their economic ties, with China becoming Russia&#8217;s\u2063 largest trading \u200dpartner and Russia becoming China&#8217;s largest supplier \u2063of crude oil. Additionally, the two countries have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-raids-empty-streets-in-japan-after-north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-overhead\/\" title=\"Air Raids, Empty Streets in Japan After North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Overhead\">conducted joint military exercises<\/a> and have coordinated their positions on international issues, including the conflict in \u200dSyria.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping is expected to further \u2064solidify this partnership and result in increased cooperation in various fields, including\u2062 energy, trade, and technology. The two leaders are likely to discuss the implementation of\u2064 joint \u2063projects, such as the construction of\u200c the Power\u2063 of \u200dSiberia \u2064gas pipeline and the development of the Arctic\u2064 region.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the meeting will provide \u2064an \u200dopportunity for Putin\u2063 to \u2063seek Chinese support \u200don\u2064 the\u200c ongoing conflict in Ukraine.\u200c Russia has long sought to portray the conflict as an internal matter and has accused Western countries, including the United States,\u2063 of interference. By meeting with Xi\u2064 Jinping, Putin may be \u200daiming \u200cto garner Chinese support or at least prevent \u2064any further condemnation of Russia&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping comes at a critical time in international relations. With Western countries\u200c increasingly at odds \u2062with Russia \u200bover issues such as Ukraine and Syria, \u200dand with China facing its own challenges in its relationship \u200bwith\u200d the United States, the partnership between\u2063 Moscow\u200d and Beijing has become even more\u2062 important.<\/p>\n<p>As the two\u2062 leaders engage in discussions, it \u200dis clear\u200b that their\u2062 meeting has far-reaching implications \u2063for the future of\u2064 not only Russia \u200band China, but also for \u200dthe global geopolitical \u200blandscape. The outcomes \u200bof their talks \u2062will not only shape bilateral relations but will also have implications\u2064 for the broader \u2064international \u200ccommunity.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Putin&#8217;s visit to\u2062 Beijing\u2063 highlights the strong bond between\u200d Russia and China and underscores their \u200ddetermination to strengthen\u200c their partnership. This meeting provides an\u2063 opportunity for\u2062 the \u200ctwo leaders to reaffirm their commitment to a &#8220;no-limits&#8221; cooperation and\u2064 to explore further\u200b avenues for collaboration, particularly in the \u2062face of\u2062 mounting Western pressure. As the world watches, the outcome of this \u2062high-stakes meeting will \u200dundoubtedly have\u2062 significant ramifications for international politics and the global balance\u2062 of power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, highlighting the strong partnership between the two countries. Despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, this visit demonstrates the trust and cooperation between Russia and China. 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