Published: October 19th, 2023,
Last updated: October 19th, 2023
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping entered the hall side by side at the dinner, as if Putin were the co-host of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. At the summit, the two presidents jointly courted the favor of Global South countries, offering their bloc as an alternative to a perceived US-led world order, as analyzed by Joern Petring.