China's Xi Tells Putin That Foundations of Ties Will Be Stronger China's President Xi Jinping recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan.
Xi reassured Putin that the foundations of their bilateral ties will only grow stronger, reflecting China's desire to reassert itself as a champion of multipolarity.
A Multipolar World Takes Shape The concept of multipolarity dates back to the Cold War era when the United States and Soviet Union engaged in a bipolar struggle for influence.