Xi and Putin unite in criticism of US, but fail to clinch big gas deal

Xi and Putin, who have met more than 40 times, both stressed the closeness of the Russia-China ties that they sealed in 2022 with the signing of a strategic partnership treaty.

China and Russia condemned US President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence shield plans and Washington’s “irresponsible” nuclear ​policy at a joint summit on Wednesday, a week after President Xi Jinping hosted Trump in Beijing.