Xi Jinping travels out of China to see Putin and other leaders. Here's why it matters

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On his first international trip outside of China for the first time in more than one thousand days, Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as other leaders in Central Asia.

with Russia just weeks before Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February — and has since refused to criticize Russia's war in Ukraine. Now, with the war in its seventh month, Russia's prospects look increasingly tenuous after a series of stunning wins by the Ukrainian military last week thatXi is now likely seeking assurances from Putin that Russia's war will not further destabilize regional security and economic development.

"We highly appreciate the balanced position of our Chinese friends in connection with the Ukrainian crisis. We understand your questions and concerns in this regard," Putin said."During today's meeting, of course, we will explain in detail our position on this issue, although we have spoken about this before."The post-Soviet Central Asian republics were rattled after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Now, Central Asian countries like Uzbekistan are looking to China to take a more prominent role guiding regional affairs as Russia looks more unstable and distracted by"Every time Russia has conflict with the West and becomes more isolated and toxic, Uzbekistan understands it needs to replace Russia where it's possible, and the first country that can is China," saysChina has already invested heavily in energy and infrastructure in Central Asia, which Xi Jinping made the...

 

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