Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video summit on Wednesday.

The two leaders discussed a range of major issues including their countries close bilateral ties, security and trade.

To discuss:

• Victor Gao is a current affairs commentator and a Chair Professor at Soochow University.
• Anton Fedyashin is a Professor of History at American University.
• Josef Gregory Mahoney is a professor of Politics and International Relations at East China Normal University in Shanghai
• Remi Piet is a Senior Partner at Embellie Advisory.

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China-Russia trade in first 11 months tops 2020 annual total https://t.co/06ofPizVtB pic.twitter.com/KUhxwWroW2

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 15, 2021

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Efforts must be made to firmly reject hegemonic acts and Cold War mentality under the disguise of "multilateralism" and "rules": #XiJinping https://t.co/Qn3Yzp4WCP pic.twitter.com/B5rpwzCLOi

— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) December 15, 2021

President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping, China's leader, meeting in a video summit, sought mutual support in their conflicts with the West over Ukraine, Taiwan and other matters. They addressed each other as "old friend" and "dear friend." https://t.co/PCBJgNWTTf

— The New York Times (@nytimes) December 15, 2021

Just the two of ushttps://t.co/ULUa2yVoDI

— RT (@RT_com) December 15, 2021