After Trump, is Putin and Beijing now the new center of global diplomacy?
China is welcoming Russian President Vladimir Putin to Beijing just four days after hosting US President Donald Trump, further boosting China's diplomatic clout under Xi Jinping. Sino-Russian relations have grown closer in recent years, with trade and energy cooperation on the rise. Westerners have accused China of buying huge amounts of oil and gas from Russia to prop up Moscow's economy after the Ukraine war. Analysts say Taiwan and energy security could be key issues at the upcoming Xi-Putin meeting, with new major energy deals also likely.
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