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Chinese, Russian leaders to meet ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

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China's President Xi Jinping is poised for his first face-to-face meeting with a world leader in nearly two years on Friday when he hosts Russia's Vladimir Putin, with the pair drawing closer as tensions grow with the West. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Philip Turle tells us more.

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