Jeremy Page

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The Intelligence from The Economist · The Peking order: Xi meets Putin after Trump · 21 May 2026 podcast

But the other big priority for Putin, which he doesn't seem to have made progress on, was trying to get a deal to launch this long-delayed project to build a new gas pipeline between Russia and China.

They've been wrangling over that for years.

Basically, China's been driving a hard bargain.

Over price and volume and other terms.

And the Russians were hoping that China might show a bit more flexibility since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz showed the vulnerability of China's seaborne energy imports.

But it looks like Xi Jinping stood firm on that issue and his demands for better terms.

And that's a real demonstration of the power dynamics in the relationship.

Basically, Russia needs China.

China far more than China needs Russia.

So Xi Jinping, I think, wanted to demonstrate that he still has a powerful partner.

In opposing American leadership in the world чен's often tried hide behind Russia in international affairs, so it's useful for him.

not to be on his own in criticizing American policy in other parts of the world.

I think he also wanted to coordinate positions on Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and other issues.

These are countries that China and Russia both have very close ties to, and they've both been unnerved by America's military action against both Venezuela and Iran.

Xi Jinping definitely would have wanted Russia to reiterate its support over Taiwan and to join China in criticizing Japan over its rearmament.

But China was also almost certainly seeking more high-end military assistance in areas like nuclear submarine propulsion, ballistic missile defense.

China's also very keen to get access to drone data and tactical.

Lessons from the front line in Ukraine because it doesn't have any combat experience of its own, having not actually fought a war since nineteen seventy-nine.

Yeah, it was very interesting to watch the choreography of the two summits.

On the surface, the treatment was quite similar.

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