Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Mar. 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia during which he is slated to hold landmark talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Upon his arrival, Xi told reporters that Moscow and Beijing sought to act in tandem to “uphold the UN-centric international system” and “safeguard the world order based on international law and the fundamental norms of international relations [based on the] principles of the UN Charter.”
Quoted by Russia’s TASS news agency, Xi said both countries, as major powers and permanent UN Security Council members, sought to promote “multipolarity” and a “more just and rational” approach to global governance….