Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to take part in a regional security summit and hold talks with top Chinese leaders on various issues.
Renewing their all weather friendship China and Pakistan on Sunday said they would stand by each other "in all circumstances" and vowed to uphold their sovereignty and territorial integrity at all costs.
At Davos on Thursday, all eyes were on China's vice-premier Li Keqiang, tipped to become the next Chinese prime minister.
Xi's ascent to power and the quick consolidation of his leadership of the party with a shock anti-graft campaign securing the title of the "core leader" of the party bequeathed only to Mao has indeed forced his rivals in the party to submission and caught the attention of the world.
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