China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan, in first foreign trip since pandemic
Xi and Putin have grown increasingly close, and shortly before Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Beijing and Moscow announced a "no limits" partnership.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Kazakh Prime Minister Bakytzhan Sagintayev at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 22, 2018.(photo credit: REUTERS/THOMAS PETER/POOL)ByREUTERS
