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Don’t Underestimate How Much More Putin Needs Xi Than Xi Needs Putin

Photo of Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin toasting with glasses of white wine
China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's President Vladimir Putin a state dinner hosted by the Russian president at the Faceted Chamber in the Moscow Kremlin. Pavel Byrkin/TASS via ZUMA Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow was a much-needed favor Vladimir Putin. But make no mistake, Beijing is there to serve Beijing — and holds virtually all the cards.

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