Xi & Putin Meet, Tout Growing Ties

RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held bilateral meetings in Moscow, emphasizing the alliance between their countries as they seek to upend the US-led world order.

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"Both countries are conducting an independent and autonomous foreign policy, and are interested in forming a more just and democratic, multipolar world order," Putin said during joint statements with Xi after their talks concluded on Thursday.

China and Russia will continue to cooperate "and eliminate external interference," Xi said.