Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have in the past visited each other’s countries multiple times and met, Victor Gao, the former translator to the late Chinese President Deng Xiaoping, says.
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00:00OK, and you know, just picking up on what the Chinese president himself said, he said
00:05that both leaders needed to, quote, cope with the uncertainty of the external environment.
00:11I mean, coming the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration, that does suggest that
00:15there is some concern about President Trump's return.
00:19But Victor Gao, let me put this to you.
00:21How often do the two men speak, in fact?
00:25Well, I remember President Putin of Russia and Chinese President Xi Jinping have been
00:30talking with each other and meeting with each other for multiple times over the past several
00:36years.
00:37And I think their very frequent meeting, visiting Moscow by President Xi Jinping and visiting
00:44Beijing by President Putin, for example, is really a firm indication of mutual respect
00:51of each other and understanding of each other, treating each other as equal rather than try
00:56to position one above the other side.
01:00This is, as I mentioned, very, very important.