important and delicate issues. our russia editor steve rosenberg has more from moscow. presidents putin and xi have regular contact, i think the two men have met in person 39 times so in that sense not a surprise that the chinese leader will be coming to russia. if you think back to last year, putin was in beijing for talks, three weeks before the russian invasion of ukraine so this will be xi s first visit to russia since the invasion and it is a support for russia at a time when the kremlin is under intense international pressure but again, the two leaders have very similar worldviews. they both embrace the idea of what they call a multipolar world against american domination and both men have proclaimed their partnership has no limits. but there are limits. up to this point china has not provided the lethal aid that
analysis over here about what some of his leaders have been saying on the sidelines. this is rather sharp language that we normally don t hear from them. what is your take on their comments s from them. what is your take on their comments from them. what is your take on their comments s yes, even though china has felt their comments s yes, even though china has felt quite their comments s yes, even though china has felt quite threatened - their comments s yes, even though china has felt quite threatened by l china has felt quite threatened by the biden administrations actions, including trying to form up allies against china and to restrict the ability of the chinese economy to grow technologically, nonetheless up to this point china has been pretty restrained in its reactions to that. this could signal that the chinese government is trying to increase the pressure, trying to send a clear warning signal to the united states that if these what it regards as containment measurement
case at all. there are statements from their foreign ministry saying one thing and then something else. and of course, any of those have been around the political world for a couple of decades know that most things happen accidentally. history is much more then than planned. but to answer your question yes, we ve had were way, we ve had the americans have woken up to the fact that they are the new superpower. this is a very long game. this is a 300 400 year game. the fact is that at some point china will become the worlds biggest economy and this is going to happen. so what we ve just seen, your interview was very entertaining, but it sjust seen, your interview was very entertaining, but it s just a seen, your interview was very entertaining, but it sjust a moment really. it s not really that important. really. it s not really that important- really. it s not really that imortant. . , ., , important. that s an interesting oint important. that s an interesting point marianne importa