In a recent meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in Beijing, Xi reassured Putin that the ties between their nations remain strong and should continue for generations, according to Bloomberg. Xi emphasized that China is willing to work with Russia as a good neighbor, friend, and partner based on mutual trust. He expressed readiness to “to consolidate the friendship between the two peoples for generations to come.” Putin, on his first foreign trip since starting his fifth term, acknowledged that cooperation is one of the main stabilizing factors on the international st…