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Today Putin has sent Xi Jinping greetings on his 70th birthday. Rapport between two leaders is important, as both regimes get increasingly personalistic. But 🇨🇳🇷🇺 high-level ties are institutionalized and extend beyond Putin-Xi bromance. Who's in charge? Let's take a look. 1/ pic.twitter.com/FbpPW4jrRP

— Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士 (@AlexGabuev) June 15, 2023