Russian President Vladimir Putin recently commented on the U.S–China trade dispute while Chinese leader Xi Jinping was on a state visit in Russia.
On June 7, Putin and Xi made back-to-back speeches at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Putin was asked during the conference if he would take sides in the U.S.–China trade war. He answered by citing a Chinese proverb: “When tigers fight in the valley, the smart monkey sits aside and waits to see who wins,” according to The New York Times’ June 7 report on the conference.
