4 key takeaways from Putin’s trip to China

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In a joint statement, 7,000 words long in Russian, Xi and Putin pledged a “new era” of partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the U.S., which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon that was sowing chaos across the world. read more Xi greeted Putin on a red carpet outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they were hailed by marching People’s Liberation Army soldiers, a 21-gun salute on Tiananmen Square and children waving the flags of China and Russia Image Courtesy Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin made a state visit to China on...