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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei

How close are China and Russia and where does Beijing stand on Ukraine?

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping said there were ‘no “forbidden” areas of cooperation’. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/AP

How close are China and Russia?

Under the rule of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin China and Russia have become increasingly isolated from the west – and closer to each other.

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