Unbeatable China? Beijing a global focal point as Russia pins hopes on Putin-Xi summit
Beijing says both sides will advance ties, while the Kremlin says Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be discussed in ‘great detail’
US President Donald Trump might now “more clearly” understand that the US “cannot defeat China” but that it must instead engage a stronger Beijing, according to a prominent Chinese political scientist.
Zheng Yongnian, an adviser to the Chinese government, also noted that Beijing had taken a “central position” in trilateral ties between China, the United States and Russia.
The back-to-back summits will mark the first time China has hosted the leaders of the White House and the Kremlin in the same month outside a multilateral setting, highlighting Beijing’s efforts to manage ties with both countries and position itself as a pivotal power amid an increasingly fractured global order.
“Both sides will … continue to advance the China-Russia relationship to a deeper level and a higher standard, injecting more stability and positive energy into the world,” ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Monday.