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

of their 2001 “Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation,” which resolved long-standing border frictions and ushered in a new period of cooperation.

Later in the day, Xi and Putin also attended a photo exhibition, curated by their countries’ respective state media Xinhua and TASS, called “Unbreakable Friendship of Great Nations, Strategic continue reading …