BEIJING: China’s leader Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump this week, timing analysts said on Thursday was rare and significant as Beijing positions itself as a stable global power.
Here is what to know about the talks:
Why on the same day?
Xi’s video call with Putin on Wednesday afternoon was followed just hours later by a phone call with Trump.
“The timing of the call is rare and interesting. It is not common for Xi to have two calls with Putin and Trump,” George Chen, a partner at The Asia Group wrote in an online commentary.
