Friendship or geopolitics? BBC breaks down Xi and Putin relationship
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Source: BBC News
Published: 2026-05-20 09:51 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Europe, Ukraine/Russia, China, Elections, World News, Asia Pacific
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian president Vladimir Putin are meeting in Beijing for bilateral talks. The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker, and Russia editor Steve Rosenberg, break down their relationship and answer this key question - are they best friends, or is it just geopolitics?
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