Xi tells Putin:
“Change that hasn’t happened in 100 years is coming and we are driving this change together.” pic.twitter.com/6wEaKMV0Hi
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 22, 2023
via metro.co.uk:
Xi Jinping told Vladimir Putin that ‘change is coming’ as he left the Kremlin after the two leaders showcased their ‘no-limits friendship’ during a pomp-filled state visit.
Shaking hands as the Chinese president left the imperial palace, Xi said via an interpreter: ‘Change is coming that hasn’t happened in 100 years. And we are driving this change together.’
Putin replied: ‘I agree,’ before his counterpart bid him farewell, saying: ‘Please, take care, dear friend.’
The Russian president stood on the pavement for a moment waving as Xi’s limo drove away on Tuesday.
His plane left Moscow’s Vnukovo airport after being seen off by a guard of honour playing the Russian and Chinese national anthems, the RIA Novosti news agency said on Wednesday morning.
After hosting Xi over a seven-course private dinner for more than four hours the previous night, Putin greeted him for talks involving top officials from both countries.