‘Uncertainties’ rising: Xi Jinping calls for stronger China-Russia cooperation in meeting with Putin at SCO summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin with China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with the two leaders discussing bilateral ties and international and regional issues. According to China’s state-run Xinhua, Xi said that under the two countries’ “strategic guidance and joint efforts”, the foundations of bilateral relations would become stronger and prospects would be brighter. “Uncertainties and unpredictable factors in the international situation have increased markedly,” Xi…