Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday arrived in Beijing, where he is expected to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics and hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss closer cooperation amid increasing tensions with the United States.
Russia and China are to discuss closer gas and financial ties during Putin's trip, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, and a long-held idea for a new gas pipeline to China is being examined.
The United States and some of its allies have announced a diplomatic boycott of the Games in protest at China's human rights record. China denies any abuses. The Olympics, already transformed by the coronavirus pandemic and to be held within a strictly closed loop, have also been overshadowed by the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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