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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin tighten their grips on power 7 Apr, 2021 11:58 PM 7 minutes to read Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, the leaders of China and Russia, gather more clout with each passing year. Photo / AP Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, the leaders of China and Russia, gather more clout with each passing year. Photo / AP AP By: Vladimir Isachenkov and Ken Moritsugu They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and, as of this week, Russia's Vladimir Putin are looking as if they will extend much deeper ...

Apr 8, 2021 MOSCOW (AP) — They’re not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China’s Xi Jinping and, as of this week, Russia’s Vladimir Putin are looking as if they will extend much deeper into the 21st century — even as the two superpowers whose destinies they steer gather more clout with each passing year. What’s more, as they consolidate political control at home, sometimes with harsh measures, they’re working together more substantively than ever in a growing challenge to the West and the world’s other superpower, ...

Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and KEN MORITSUGU, Associated Press April 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5FILE - In this June 5, 2019, file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, enter a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. Putin and Xi have developed strong personal ties helping bolster a “strategic partnership” between the two former Communist rivals.Alexander Zemlianichenko/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5FILE - In this April 26, 2019, file photo, Russian...

Moscow They’re not leaders for life – not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China’s Xi Jinping and, as of this week, Russia’s Vladimir Putin are looking as if they will extend much deeper into the 21st century – even as the two superpowers whose destinies they steer gather more clout with each passing year. What’s more, as they consolidate political control at home, sometimes with harsh measures, they’re working together more substantively than ever in a growing challenge to the West and the world’s other superpower, the United States, wh...

The U.S. has lifted decades-old restrictions on contacts between U.S. officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, just days before President-elect Joe Biden is due to take office.