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China has suspended nuclear non-proliferation and arms control talks with the United States in retaliation for Washington’s recent weapons sales to Taiwan, Beijing announced on Wednesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are due to meet at a summit of a Eurasian security and defense club seen by Moscow and Beijing as an instrument to counter the influence of the United States and its allies.

Poland and China signed a key deal on poultry exports as Andrzej Duda, the Polish President, continued his five-day state visit to China that took place despite differences between the two countries over the Ukraine war.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has said he intends to raise the subject of peace in Ukraine and to discuss economic relations during a state visit to China.

China would like Russia to get bogged down in a drawn-out conflict with Ukraine as that would subordinate Moscow to Beijing’s interests, according to an expert on Russian-Chinese relations.

The alliance has faced criticism from the U.S., seeing President Joe Biden refer to Xi as a “dictator” and Putin as a “killer.”

China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent troops into Ukraine.