Xi hosts Putin on state visit in sign of deepening relations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) attends a welcome ceremony with Chinese President Xi Jinping outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday. Photo by Sergey Bobylev/EPA-EFE May 16 (UPI) -- President Vladimir Putin of Russia met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday in a show of solidarity between the two countries amid rising tensions with the United States and the Kremlin's war against Ukraine. The Russian leader was greeted by Xi with an official ceremony that preceded closed-door discussions and the signing of agreements, including a joint statement on deepening their comprehensive partnership and...