Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, highlighting strong trust and their joint efforts to shape a polycentric world order. Their summit followed a visit by US President Trump.

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday. Putin’s trip to Beijing came only days after US President Donald Trump’s closely watched visit to the Chinese capital, and the back-to-back summits highlighted the strong trust between Beijing and Moscow and China’s ability to manage ties with the two major powers. Here are the main takeaways from their talks on Wednesday morning. ‘Jungle law’ Xi warned against the risk of a regression to “jungle law”.....