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Frances Mao Xi and Putin have moved on to "large group talks" involving trade and business members, according to state media CCTV.
Reporting from Singapore Following this, they are expected to sign some trade agreements. A key thing to watch out for is whether China will moderate its economic support for Russia so as to manage the threats of the EU and US sanctions. And if so, how?
Any new deals involving energy, food, and transport corridors are the most reliable indicators of a deepening of the partnership, said China expert Philipp Ivanov from the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Putin and Xi have now kicked off what state media has described as "small group" talks. "Our assessment is that China will not dramatically limit its economic support but will seek more covert channels of providing it – through, for example, third-country transit and transactions," he said.
We believe that security and foreign issues are on the agenda in the morning meetings. Of course, the war in Ukraine will likely be top of mind.
Analysts say Putin will want to reaffirm China’s support for Russia, especially its economic relationship and the flow of Chinese manufacturing equipment and technology which is critical to Russia's war effort.
Meanwhile Xi could seek a briefing from Putin on what Russia's strategy is in Ukraine and perhaps also assurances that Putin will not make good on the nuclear threats that he's made before, says Phillip Ivanov from think tank the Asia Society. China has made it clear that any nuclear move by Russia over Ukraine is a red line for them.
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