Putin’s Nuclear Gambit Tests Xi’s Influence
Photographer: AFP
Chinese President Xi Jinping is working overtime to fashion himself as a statesman on the global stage. His “old friend” in Russia isn’t helping.
Having given assistance to a deal for Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties, Xi has turned his gaze to other geopolitical troubles: Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine and the need to reset China-US ties (again) in order to give his own economy space to grow.