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Xi and Putin Meet, Pledge Support for Ukraine and Taiwan Policies

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Xi and Putin Meet, Pledge Support for Ukraine and Taiwan Policies
Chinese leader Xi Jinping (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for photos on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 15, 2022. Alexandr Demyanchuk/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The leaders of China and Russia met in person on Sept. 15 to discuss regional security issues and further explicate their ambitions to counter U.S. influence abroad.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping spoke on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan. It was the leaders’ first meeting since Russia invaded Ukraine in February.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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