Xi Touts Ties With Russia in Putin Call After Trump Sworn In

Vladimir Putin speaks with Xi Jinping on Jan. 21, in a photo released by Russian state media.Photographer: Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images

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By Foster Wong

January 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM UTC

Updated on

January 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM UTC

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed his country’s ties with Russia during a video call with Vladimir Putin a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US president, signaling a resolve to deepen their alliance.

Xi said he’s willing to work with his Russian counterpart to take bilateral relations to new heights, vowing to leverage the resilience and stability of the ties to respond to “external uncertainties,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday.