Chinese President Xi Jinping told senior Kremlin aide Sergei Shoigu on Friday that the two countries were "true friends like steel repeatedly tempered by fire", according to state broadcaster CCTV. "Both sides should continue to strengthen their coordination in international and regional matters,

President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.

Trump's shift in foreign policy strengthens ties with China and Russia while sidelining Europe, signalling a major geopolitical realignment

Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his relationship with Vladimir Putin on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, signaling that Moscow’s detente with Washington wouldn’t deter ties.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and said he was pleased with Moscow’s efforts to hold a summit with the U.S. toward ending the war in Ukraine

China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.