Putin and Xi deepen ties as Iran, North Korea leaders visit Beijing
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, alongside his “dear friend” Chinese President Xi Jinping, championed the duo’s “unprecedentedly high” ties as the U.S. and Europe remain strained over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

The Beijing-based meeting once again cemented the increased unity the adversarial nations have pursued following Putin’s 2022 invasion and comes one day ahead of a major military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

But it is not only the Kremlin and the Chinese Communist Party looking to unite in a show of opposition to the West.

Putin meets with Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Sept. 2, 2025.  (China Daily via REUTERS)

While North Korea is not a member of the SCO – a nine-member intercontinental group increasingly viewed as anti-Western and which includes China, Iran and Russia – Kim’s increased ties with Putin have prompted questions over whether there could be a trilateral agreement to include China on the horizon. 

Xi highlighted the increasing concern when it comes to international groups like SCO or BRICS – a separate group that again includes Russia and China – in his comments on Monday when he said, “We must continue to take a clear stand against hegemonism and power politics.” 

Xi shakes Kim Jong Un's hand

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during Xi’s visit in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released on June 21, 2019. (KCNA via REUTERS  )

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed the summit as “performative” and again called out China and India – which also sits in both SCO and BRICS – as “bad actors” over their continued status as top purchasers of Russian fossil fuels.

But a new natural gas agreement reached by Putin and Xi on Tuesday suggests that China has no plans to reduce trade with Russia despite Trump’s immense tariff threats, which could come into effect if a trade deal is not reached between Washington and Beijing come November. 

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