BEIJING: President Xi Jinping mentioned China and Russia are “true buddies” who “assist one another”, state media reported on Monday (Feb 24).
Xinhua reported Xi as saying that “historical past and actuality present that China and Russia are good neighbours that can not be moved away, and true buddies who share weal and woe, assist one another and obtain widespread improvement”.
The state information company earlier reported that Xi and Putin held a cellphone name on Monday “upon invitation” with the Russian chief.
Moscow and Beijing have strengthened navy and commerce ties since Russia sent troops into Ukraine, although China has sought to depict itself as a impartial social gathering amid the practically three-year battle.
It stays a detailed political and financial companion of Moscow and has by no means condemned Russia’s actions, main some NATO members to model Beijing an “enabler” of the battle.
Either side have made a lot of Xi and Putin’s supposedly robust private bond, with Xi calling the Russian chief his “greatest pal” and Putin lauding his “dependable companion”.
