China’s Xi to meet Putin as Beijing seeks bolder global role

FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China on Feb. 4, 2022. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China on Feb. 4, 2022. ADVERTISEMENTKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin and Xi would have a one-on-one meeting over an informal dinner Monday. During the war in Ukraine, China has said the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries should be respected. Putin invited Xi to visit Russia during a video conference call the two held in late December.