China’s President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2018. File photo: Tass/Abaca Press via TNS
China’s President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2018. File photo: Tass/Abaca Press via TNS
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Central Asian stability critical for China plans

  • Beijing is strengthening economic ties with five countries that are key to its Belt and Road Initiative and attempts to counter US influence in the region

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Updated: 4:28am, 28 Jan, 2022

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China’s President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2018. File photo: Tass/Abaca Press via TNS
China’s President Xi Jinping, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2018. File photo: Tass/Abaca Press via TNS
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