A meeting of equals? Putin is feted in China but Xi remains key to Russia’s economy

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (left) walks with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on Sept 3.

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Jonathan Eyal

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LONDON – Russian President Vladimir Putin has every reason to feel satisfied with his latest visit to China.

At the

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in the northern city of Tianjin,

the Russian leader was a star attraction, one moment holding hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the next minute embracing Chinese President Xi Jinping.

A meeting of equals? Putin is feted in China but Xi remains key to Russia’s economy

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