TOKYO -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on the sidelines of a regional security summit in Kazakhstan, marking their second meeting in less than two months.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on July 3. (Sputnik/Pool photo via Reuters)
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