Xi and Putin are busy roasting the U.S. in Beijing.

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Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for Putin today to issue a joint condemnation of “irresponsible” U.S. foreign policy and the “law of the jungle.” The optics are a total clown show: Xi hosted Trump just days ago, but the summit with Putin is where the real business is, with the two leaders signing 40+ deals to keep Russia’s economy on life support. It’s a desperate marriage of convenience where China is playing both sides while squeezing every ounce of leverage out of a weakened Russia.

Xi talks trash to Putin about U.S.

Beijing — Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force for “calm amid chaos” during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, days after Xi hosted President Donald Trump for a landmark US-China summit.
Xi alluded to an increasingly fractious international situation – and took a veiled jab at the US – as he sat down with Putin in the Great Hall of the People for meetings kicking off the Russian leader’s roughly 24-hour state visit in the Chinese capital.

“The international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and transformation, while unilateral hegemonic currents are running rampant,” Xi said, using Beijing’s typical language to criticize what it sees as American foreign policy overreach.

In the face of this, China and Russia should enhance their “comprehensive strategic coordination,” Xi said, according to Chinese state media.

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