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The Guardian - AU
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Helen Davidson in Taipei and Amy Hawkins

Xi Jinping criticises ‘bullying behaviour’ and Putin blames west for Ukraine war at Shanghai summit

Chinese president Xi Jinping shows the way to Russian president Vladimir Putin after the photo session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
Chinese president Xi Jinping shows the way to Russian president Vladimir Putin after the photo session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Photograph: Suo Takekuma/AFP/Getty Images

Xi Jinping has criticised the “bullying behaviour” of other countries while Vladimir Putin has blamed the west for his war on Ukraine, on the second day of a major summit in China which seeks to challenge western-led multilateral blocs.

The Shanghai Cooperation Summit (SCO) began in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, with Xi welcoming dozens of leaders from Eurasian member states and other partner and observer countries, including Putin, and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi.

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