Posted on Sep 15, 2022
Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations headed to Uzbekistan on Thursday for a summit of a security group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.
The meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes at a time when Putin is isolated abroad following his invasion of Ukraine. Beijing's relations with Washington, Europe, Japan and India are strained by disputes over technology, security and territory.
The event in the ancient sultanate of Samarkand is part of Xi's first foreign trip since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic 2 1/2 years ago, underscoring Beijing's desire to assert itself as a regional power.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations headed to Uzbekistan on Thursday for a summit of a security group formed by Beijing and Moscow as a counterweight to U.S. influence.
The meeting of the eight-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organization comes at a time when Putin is isolated abroad following his invasion of Ukraine. Beijing's relations with Washington, Europe, Japan and India are strained by disputes over technology, security and territory.
The event in the ancient sultanate of Samarkand is part of Xi's first foreign trip since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic 2 1/2 years ago, underscoring Beijing's desire to assert itself as a regional power.
Xi, Putin hold summit in Uzbekistan as the Ukraine war dominates
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Excellent article PO1 William "Chip" Nagel. Thanks for sharing it.
The inevitability of that news says it all and is worth knowing - covers the news for the past few years, currently, and into the next few years - at least - if not decades.
Russia would do well, imho, to look East for expansion and land grabbing, instead of West and south. After all the largest portion of Russia's territory and untapped wealth is Siberia . . .
The inevitability of that news says it all and is worth knowing - covers the news for the past few years, currently, and into the next few years - at least - if not decades.
Russia would do well, imho, to look East for expansion and land grabbing, instead of West and south. After all the largest portion of Russia's territory and untapped wealth is Siberia . . .
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