According to the executive director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University Liu Jun, the statements by Putin and Xi Jinping indicate that relations between Beijing and Moscow are focused on the long-term strategic outlook

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his "old friend" Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump's high-profile visit, as Beijing seeks to project itself as a stable…

Russian leader’s two-day visit to Beijing comes as China seeks to project itself as a pillar of global stability