Putin Plans Multiple Meetings with Xi in China This Year Amid Growing Ties
• Putin to visit China and hold ‘several meetings’ with Xi this year, according to China's ambassador to Moscow • This will be Putin's 19th visit to China since becoming president in 2000 • Amid tensions with the West, Beijing and Moscow have moved closer in recent years • China-Russia trade hit record $240 billion in 2022, making Russia China's 6th largest trading partner • Countries pledged to keep close communication and join efforts to create a “multipolar, fairer world order”