Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi call for close policy co-ordination

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have called for close foreign policy co-ordination (Sergei Guneyev/ Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/AP)

The leaders of Russia and China met in Beijing on Wednesday and called for close foreign policy co-ordination.

The talks came as concerns grow about possible conflicts with the West over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and Beijing’s rising threats against Taiwan.