Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China underlines an increasingly close partnership between the two allies. China, led by President Xi Jinping, has offered robust diplomatic support to Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. It also has emerged as a top export market for Russian oil and gas, helping to fill the Kremlin’s war coffers.
FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping , right, and Russia n President Vladimir Putin pose prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing , China , on Oct. 18, 2023. Putin is traveling to China on Thursday on his first foreign trip as he starts his fifth term, a visit that underlines an increasingly close partnership between Moscow and Beijing . FILE - Vladimir Putin walks to his presidential inauguration in the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia , on May 7, 2024.
After Kyiv’s Western allies halted oil and gas imports from Russia, China has become Moscow’s top energy customer. China, in turn, has become a top supplier of machinery and electronics to Russia after sanctions curtailed high-tech supplies.The U.S. says China has greatly expanded supplies of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology to Russia that is used to make missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weapons.
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