China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes a veiled jab at the US

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Children waved flags and flowers as the leaders walked by – a feature of last week’s ceremony that visibly amused Trump.

Those optics appeared geared to underscore China and Russia’s enduring and ever-deepening alignment, even as both governments shift their relationship with the US.

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