Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping deepen strategic alliance

At China’s SCO summit, leaders gathered to discuss regional cooperation and global challenges. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping use the occasion to showcase a strengthened rapprochement and deepening strategic alliance between their countries. Meeting for the 44th time, their current relationship is based on mutual interests driving collaboration across political, economic, and security issues, as Dr Rasmus Nilsson, Lecturer in Russian Foreign Policy & Post-Soviet Politics explains.