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Before a reception in his honor under the Kremlin gold, an evening at the Bolshoi Theater, a visit to two Chinese pandas on loan to the Moscow Zoo and an address to the main Russian political and economic rendezvous, President Xi Jinping was received by Vladimir Putin. An official visit which must mark a " new era " in the friendship between Russia and China.
With our correspondent in Moscow, Daniel Vallot
We could see big smiles on both sides and demonstrations of friendship. A symbolized friendship in the eyes of Vladimir Putin, by the two pandas offered to Russia by Beijing, on the occasion of this trip.
The diplomacy of the panda remains a great classic of Chinese foreign policy, but beyond the symbols, after these talks between the two men, the publication of a joint declaration draws, not an alliance, but a proximity very strong views between the two countries and the same concern for the United States.
China and Russia stand together against the United States
In this statement, we read that China and Russia denounce " the political dictate and monetary blackmail " in international relations. The United States is not directly named, but it is Washington that is targeted, with the sanctions policy, and the open trade war between China and the United States.
Beijing and Moscow in this joint declaration also denounce the decision of Donald Trump to withdraw from the Treaty of Vienna on nuclear Iran and break with the INF Treaty on nuclear weapons intermediate range.
Vladimir Putin wanted to take advantage of the current tensions between Beijing and Washington, to get closer to China, he has obviously arrived. Ultimate opposing this day vis-à-vis the United States: the announcement of an agreement with Huawei, the Chinese operator accused of espionage by Washington, who will be able to develop the 5G on the Russian territory.