Russia's Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week in the latest show of unity between the two authoritarian allies.
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00:00Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a state visit to China this week.
00:10In the two-day trip, Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will discuss bilateral relations
00:16as well as international and regional issues of common concern, according to the Chinese
00:22Foreign Ministry.
00:25Last week, Xi returned from a five-day visit to Europe, including stops in Hungary and
00:30Serbia, countries viewed as closer to Russia.
00:38The trip was seen as an attempt to increase Chinese influence and drive a wedge between
00:43the EU and nations underpinned by Chinese economic influence.
00:52China has backed Russia politically in the conflict in Ukraine and continues to export
00:57tools seen as contributing to the Russian war effort, without exporting actual weaponry.