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China, Russia
Xi Jinping halts Chinese influx to Siberia to keep Putin onside

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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in September 2025.
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in September 2025. © REUTERS

Beijing has asked the Guoanbu to stem the flow of Chinese citizens across the border to Siberia, using repatriations and deploying officers on the ground against a backdrop of renewed distrust towards Moscow.

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