While in Russia, Chinese Defence Minister, Li Shangfu, will address an international security conference and engage in discussions with defense officials from multiple nations, including Russia.
Just hours after the U.S. criticized an "unsafe" encounter with a Chinese navy ship, China's defense minister struck back, blaming such moves on "hegemonic actions" by the United States.
The meeting, the first in more than three years, was another signal of the neighbors’ rapprochement on the security front after a 2018 fire-control radar incident.