Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday affirmed close coordination in countering the United States and its allies amid the Ukraine crisis and heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait.In a meeting in Uzbekistan, their first face-to-face talks since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in late February, Xi said China is ready to work with Russia in "extending strong support to each other on issues concerning their respective core interests," the official Xinhua News Agency said.Putin said Russians "highly appreciate the balanced position" of China on t…READ FULL ARTICLE
