TOKYO -- A top Russian national security official visited China on Monday to discuss Moscow's war in Ukraine and the rising international tensions around Taiwan.
Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council and one of President Vladimir Putin's closest allies, met with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi. They followed up on agreements made Thursday by Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a regional summit in Uzbekistan, the council said.
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