Is today the start of a new world order? Two of the world’s most powerful leaders met in Moscow yesterday. But do Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping really want the same thing?
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How Russia and China have outwitted the West
Is today the start of a new world order? Two of the world's most powerful leaders met in Moscow yesterday. But do Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping really want the same thing?
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It was a huge moment. Yesterday, two men met in RussiaThe largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people.. One was Vladimir Putin, Russia's leader. The other was Xi Jinping, the leader of ChinaA country in East Asia, home to 1.4 billion people..
Experts say there has been a change in the relationshipThe way in which two people or things are connected. between Russia and China.
The war in Ukraine means that Russia needs China more than ever before. After Russia invaded UkraineA country in Eastern Europe. It was invaded by Russia in February 2022. , other countries stopped buying oil and gas from Russia. Russia wants to sell more of its gas to China, and it also needs the goods it buys from China.
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And Xi wanted to use his meeting with Russia to show the world something else as well.
If he can talk to Putin and convincePersuade someone to do something. him to end the war in Ukraine, the world might see Xi as someone who can bring peace. Other countries might be more likely to acceptAgree to something, or understand that you cannot change something. a world with China in charge.
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Is today the start of a new world order?
Yes: China has become a hugely powerful country. Its leader, Xi Jinping, knows this. The visit to Russia is proofSomething that shows something else is true. .
No! Both Russia and China have been accused of going against laws on human rightsThe basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.. Other countries will not easily accept a world with China in charge.
Keywords
Russia - The largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people.
China - A country in East Asia, home to 1.4 billion people.
Relationship - The way in which two people or things are connected.
Ukraine - A country in Eastern Europe. It was invaded by Russia in February 2022.
Convince - Persuade someone to do something.
Accept - Agree to something, or understand that you cannot change something.
Proof - Something that shows something else is true.
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.
How Russia and China have outwitted the West
Momentous meeting: Putin praised Xi Jinping ahead of their meeting yesterday. Glossary
Russia - The largest country in the world by area. It has a population of 144 million people.
China - A country in East Asia, home to 1.4 billion people.
Relationship - The way in which two people or things are connected.
Ukraine - A country in Eastern Europe. It was invaded by Russia in February 2022.
Convince - Persuade someone to do something.
Accept - Agree to something, or understand that you cannot change something.
Proof - Something that shows something else is true.
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.