China, Russia Double Down on Ties Despite Complications in Trade Relations

FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before their talks in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2023.

China and Russia have doubled down on their “no-limits partnership” in recent weeks, with leaders from both countries vowing to maintain “close personal interaction” and the Chinese ambassador to Russia revealing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to visit China this year.