Chinese leader Xi Jinping will travel to Russia next week, where he'll meet with President Vladimir Putin. The visit, which Putin has touted for months, will allow for the 'further development of the comprehensive partnership.'
The visit, which Putin has touted for months, will take place from March 20-23, while"the two leaders will discuss current issues concerning the further development of the comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation between Russia and China," the Kremlin said in a statement."Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will also exchange views in the context of deepening Russia-China cooperation on the international arena.
China and Russia released a communique prior to Moscow's invasion that outlined a wide range of plans for economic and diplomatic cooperation, but the war has been a burden for Beijing, which has attempted to remain neutral in conflict while also using Russian talking points, given the global fallout from Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. officials have said for about a month that Beijing was considering providing lethal aid to Russia for use in the war, which they warned would incur significant consequences, though those concerns have not been realized yet. Earlier this week, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan reiterated the U.S. warning that"it would not be in China’s interests, from our perspective, for them to supply weapons to Russia for use on the battlefield in Ukraine, but that’s a sovereign decision China will have to make for itself," adding,"And as I personally said before, we think it would be a big mistake for China to do that because Russia is using those weapons to kill civilians and commit war crimes.
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