Russia Plays Down Strategic Ties With CCP

Russia Plays Down Strategic Ties With CCP
Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping (R) congratulates Russian leader Vladimir Putin after presenting him with the Friendship Medal in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 8, 2018. Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
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President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met at the Geneva summit on June 16. In response, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has issued a series of articles, stressing that China and Russia have a strong and solid relationship. Russia’s narrative, however, seems to be different from that of the CCP. It only emphasizes economic ties with Beijing, while neglecting a China-Russia strategic partnership.