Under the guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, “the relationship between the two countries has always been on the right track, and both sides firmly support each other on issues relating to their core interests”, Yang Jiechi told Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov in a meeting in Beijing on Monday.
China has sought to present itself as a neutral party in Russia’s war, despite Xi’s declaration of a “no limits” partnership with Putin weeks before the attack. While Beijing has not explicitly criticised the war, its leaders have also avoided providing sanctions relief or military supplies to Russia.
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