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Xi warns of greater uncertainty and unpredictability in international order
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Xi warns of greater uncertainty and unpredictability in international order

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Xi Jinping said uncertainty and unpredictability in the international order had increased while describing China-Russia ties as stronger than before.
  • Vladimir Putin said cooperation with China was progressing successfully, highlighting opportunities in digital innovation and artificial intelligence.
  • The leaders met during the SCO’s 25th-anniversary summit in Bishkek, attended by officials including Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and India’s Narendra Modi.

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin used their meeting at a regional summit in Bishkek to present China-Russia relations as increasingly close, even as Xi warned that the international order had become more uncertain.

The uncertainty and unpredictability in the international order have clearly increased.

— Xi JinpingXi described the broader international situation during his meeting with Putin at the SCO summit.

"The uncertainty and unpredictability in the international order have clearly increased," Xi said during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. He also described China’s relationship with Russia as "more solid" than before and said its future prospects looked "even brighter."

Putin said that "cooperation is developing successfully on all fronts" and pointed to "new opportunities" in digital innovation and artificial intelligence. The two-day SCO summit, which began on Monday in the Kyrgyz capital, marks the organisation’s 25th anniversary.

More solid

— Xi JinpingXi used the phrase to characterize China’s relationship with Russia.

Other participating leaders include Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Russia has become increasingly economically dependent on China after four and a half years of war in Ukraine, while Western countries have urged Beijing to pressure Moscow to end the conflict.

Even brighter

— Xi JinpingXi used the phrase when describing the future prospects of China-Russia relations.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Russian media that Putin and Xi discussed the war in Ukraine only "in passing." Putin is also expected to hold a separate meeting with Pezeshkian. Russia and Iran, both subject to extensive sanctions, have deepened their military and economic ties since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Cooperation is developing successfully on all fronts.

— Vladimir PutinPutin assessed bilateral cooperation with China during the summit.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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