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“We have plenty of common tasks and objectives,” Putin told Xi, adding it was “symbolic” that the Chinese leader chose to travel to Russia for the first foreign visit of his new term.
“I look forward to working with President Putin to jointly adopt a new vision” for relations, Xi wrote in a signed article in Russian newspaper Russian Gazette, that was also carried by Chinese state news agency Xinhua.China has sought to portray itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine war, and its foreign ministry said last week that Beijing would “play a constructive role in promoting peace talks” between Kyiv and Moscow.
Xi’s visit also comes just days after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin on the war crime accusation of unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children. AFPXi, who broke longstanding precedent to begin a third term as president this month, has referred to Putin as an “old friend”.
Beijing in February issued a 12-point position paper calling for dialogue and respect for all countries’ territorial sovereignty. Beijing’s stance has drawn criticism from Western nations, which say China is providing diplomatic cover for Moscow’s war.The United States last week said China’s proposals would simply consolidate “Russian conquest” and allow the Kremlin to prepare a fresh offensive.
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