Jennifer Pak

Xi said there is a resurgence of what he calls unilateralism and hegemonism, things that China has frequently accused the U.S.

of in the past.

As permanent members of the UN Security Council, Xi said China and Russia should work together to make the global governance system more just and reasonable.

Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.

President Putin had a welcoming ceremony that included a military marching band, a cannon salute, smiling children waving Chinese and Russian flags.

The same pageantry President Trump received just days ago at the Great Hall of the People.

During Putin's meeting with the Chinese leader, Xi said the global situation is fluid and turbulent, according to state-run Xinhua news agency.

Xi said there is a resurgence of what he calls unilateralism and hegemonism, things that China has frequently accused the U.S.

of in the past.

As permanent members of the UN Security Council, Xi said China and Russia should work together to make the global governance system more just and reasonable.

Jennifer Pak, NPR News, Shanghai.

Analysts I spoke to say both sides really do want stability, but for very different reasons.

On China's side, China just wants stability because internally there's a lot going on.

So the economy is sluggish.

Unemployment is high.

And then you have Trump's tariffs add on the Iran war that's disrupting all of the supply chains.

It's not helping its exporters.

That's problematic because exports are what's driving the Chinese economy at this point.

So it just wants things to calm down.

Well, it doesn't give a lot of specifics on what was agreed upon, just what Xi wanted or said.