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XI Jinping hailed Vladimir Putin as his “good friend” as he rolled out the red carpet in China for the tyrant.
The Russian president has jetted to Bejing for a two-day visit for a chilling summit with his Chinese counterpart as he pushes forward a new offensive in Ukraine.
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APPutin, 71, and Xi, 70, signed a “no limits” relationship in 2022 – just days before the dictator invaded Ukraine.
He has continued to cosy up to Xi and cling to China as an ally after being stung by hundreds of sanctions from the West over his illegal war.
Putin has used Xi as a lifeline, with Russia becoming increasingly economically dependent on China as Western sanctions cut its access to much of the international trading system.
Following his dawn arrival, Putin was greeted by Xi with full military honours at the Great Hall of the People.
The pair were pictured strutting along a red carpet on what marks Putin’s first international visit since he began his unprecedented fifth presidential term following a sham election.
Xi said the two countries were furthering their relationship as good neighbours, good friends, and good partners, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
His remarks came as a haunting echo of their commitment to the “no limits” relationship they signed in 2022.
It comes as China has been slammed for its support of Putin’s war as the dictator oversees a fresh brutal offensive in Kharkiv.
On Wednesday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called out Beijing for supplying Moscow with nonlethal aid.
He said when he visited Beijing, he saw that the “overwhelming majority” of machine tools and microelectronic chips for Russia come from Chinese sources.
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