Xi Jinping invites Putin to Beijing in growing sign of support for Russia after warning China will ‘stand guard over world order’

via dailymail:

Yesterday I invited President Putin to visit China this year at a time that is convenient for him,’ Xi said at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin today.

Xi and Putin spent more than four hours together yesterday, with the Chinese president declaring he was ready to ‘stand guard over a world order based on international law’.