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WRAPUP 5-Xi and Putin Unite to Criticise US, but Fail to Clinch Big Gas Deal
The leaders said Trump’s Golden Dome plan threatens global stability and noted no breakthrough on a major new gas pipeline deal.
- On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, condemning President Donald Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile defense plan and criticizing Washington's 'irresponsible' nuclear policy.
- The leaders, who have met more than 40 times, reaffirmed their 'comprehensive partnership,' stressing the closeness of relations sealed in 2022, less than three weeks before Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
- Despite expectations, the sides announced no breakthrough on the prospective 2,600-km Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, which would transport 50 billion cubic meters of gas annually via Mongolia.
- Patricia Kim, a foreign policy fellow at the Washington-based Brookings Institution, said Xi 'does appear to hold the stronger position' relative to both Putin and Trump.
- In a joint declaration, the two sides accused the United States and Israel of violating international law by attacking Iran, warning of a return to the 'law of the jungle.
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Xi and Putin unite to criticise US, but fail to clinch big gas deal
BEIJING — China and Russia condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defense shield plans and Washington’s “irresponsible” nuclear policy at a summit on Wednesday, a week after President Xi Jinping hosted Trump in Beijing. The post Xi and Putin unite to criticise US, but fail to clinch big gas deal appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
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