Putin and China's Defense Minister Celebrate Military Cooperation in Moscow

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Source: Al Jazeera English
Putin and China's Defense Minister Celebrate Military Cooperation in Moscow
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Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Moscow, underscoring China's strengthening engagement with Russia. China has largely aligned its foreign policy with Russia in an attempt to diminish the influence of the US and other Western democracies. While officially neutral in the Ukraine conflict, China is increasingly becoming the senior partner in the relationship as it provides Russia with political cover and an economic lifeline.

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