Top Russian and Chinese envoys meet in Beijing to discuss Iran, Ukraine and Taiwan

Russia and China’s top envoys met in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss the Iran war, Ukraine and Taiwan as Beijing stepped up its Iran war diplomacy and tensions with Washington increased. In a jab at Washington and US President Donald Trump that did not mention either by name, a Chinese readout of the meeting between Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov noted that the world is increasingly marked by turmoil and instability. The two top diplomats also discussed plans for a meeting “within the year” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. As…