Russia has sought to bolster ties with Asian countries, particularly China, since being hit with unprecedented Western sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine.
China's top diplomatic official said on Tuesday that Beijing wants to work with Russia to establish a "more just" world order, days before a meeting between the two countries' presidents. Chinese President Xi Jinping is supposed to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this week in Uzbekistan on the
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Russia may be enduring big battlefield losses in Ukraine and punishing Western sanctions, but China is standing firm in its support of President Vladimir Putin and a "no limits" friendship.