Xi, Putin to discuss Ukraine at meeting: Kremlin

Moscow: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other "international and regional topics" at their meeting during the SCO summit later this week, the Kremlin says.

Tension with Tokyo: China joins Russian-led drills in Sea of Japan

Tokyo: China has sent a flotilla led by its largest destroyer to participate in the joint naval drills with the Russian navy in the Sea of Japan, sending a message to Japan amid strained Sino-Japanese ties.