Xi and Putin stand shoulder to shoulder as China casts itself another international chief

Chinese chief Xi Jinping made a veiled swipe on the United States on Monday as he criticized “bullying practices” and forged his nation as a brand new chief of world governance, at a time when President Donald Trump’s America First international coverage is upending the globe.

“The house rules of a few countries should not be imposed on others,” Xi instructed greater than 20 world leaders gathering at a two-day summit orchestrated to play-up China’s international management and its shut and enduring partnership with Russia, as the 2 neighbors search to rebalance international energy of their favor on the expense of the US and its allies.

The assembly of the Beijing- and Moscow- backed Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) within the northern port metropolis of Tianjin is China’s largest diplomatic occasion of the yr, drawing political heavyweights together with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

CNN correspondent Marc Stewart studies from Beijing. #CNN #News