- Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to make his first trip abroad in more than two years this week.
- Xi’s visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan will be punctuated by an expected meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan.
- As Russia’s relationship with the West continues to deteriorate over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, Xi has not turned his back on Russia, and China and Russia continues to deepen economic cooperation.
Xi Jinping trip turns focus on China’s sway in Russia’s backyard 12.09.2022
