Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping met today in Uzbekistan during Xi’s first foreign trip in 970 days. But despite their ‘no limits’ partnership, there are, in fact, serious limits, argues veteran China business reporter Dexter Tiff Roberts in the latest installment of his weekly column for The China Project.
China’s third most powerful leader, Li Zhanshu, visited Russia’s Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok to meet with Valdimir Putin, as bilateral trade between Russia and China continues to rise sharply.
The latest in China-Russia ties: Russia will host scaled-down military exercises on September 1–7 in its Far East region and in the Sea of Japan. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has sent ground, air, and naval forces to participate in the exercises.
The latest in China-Russia ties: The two heads of state are reportedly preparing to meet at upcoming summits in Uzbekistan and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s Caspian Pipeline oil exports are closed again, for the fourth time this year, amid a mysterious outage.
This week in China-Russia relations: The People’s Liberation Army is sending troops to Russia to join military games, as Putin offers moral and ideological support for his best friends in Beijing.
China’s trade with Russia is roaring back as companies find ‘seams’ in the sanctions regime.
The Dragon and the Bear will only get closer as Western tensions with China and Russia mount.
Chinese imports of Russian crude showed signs of weakening, while Beijing may be facing a potential overseas debt crisis aggravated by Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Meanwhile, a recent Japanese Ministry of Defense white paper is critical of China and Russia.
In this week’s China-Russia update: China’s ambassador to the U.S. downplayed Beijing’s relationship with Moscow, and Chinese imports of Russian crude oil are down.