Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, have signed a joint declaration following their meeting in Beijing, focusing on building a “multipolar world and a new type of international relations”. The two countries also announced that they had signed a large package of deals solidifying bilateral cooperation in the future.
The meeting came just days after United States President Donald Trump completed his own visit to China for a two-day summit with Xi.
Here are what statements from Beijing and Moscow say about five key issues following the Russia-China summit.
Establishing a ‘multipolar world’
On Wednesday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said:
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