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Xi and Putin Call for 'Multi-Polar' World Order

The leaders signed 20 agreements and advanced talks on a major gas pipeline as they pressed for a more multipolar world order.

  • On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, signing 20 agreements to prolong their Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.
  • Amid tensions with Washington, the leaders warned the "world risks returning to the law of the jungle," emphasizing their desire for a "multipolar world" no longer dominated by Western powers.
  • Trade between Russia and China continues to grow with energy transactions settled in local currencies, yet negotiations on the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline remain unresolved despite the summit.
  • The leaders criticized Washington's proposed "Golden Dome" missile shield and called for an immediate ceasefire in the United States war against Iran, warning further conflict is inadvisable.
  • Marking 30 years of strategic partnership, the Kremlin statement accused Western powers of carrying out "treacherous military strikes," characterizing such actions as violations of the Charter.
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Xi and Trump agreed on a "strategic stability" of the world powers. But with Russia, China wants to build a new order in the long term.

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China's President, Xi Jinping, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, today extolled the strength of the partnership between the two countries by signing agreements to deepen strategic cooperation, in the midst of tensions caused by the wars in Ukraine and Iran. During the meeting, Xi also made a veiled criticism to the United States of America by alerting the world to the risk of regressing to the law of the jungle. The movement takes pla…

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Irish Times broke the news in Dublin, Ireland on Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
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