bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Kawala Xie

China and Russia have pledged to strengthen strategic coordination to jointly uphold a multipolar global order ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Moscow in May.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Moscow on Tuesday, telling him that he was “looking forward” to welcoming Xi next month.
A “rich and well-prepared” programme awaited Xi during his visit on the occasion of Russia’s Victory Day, Putin said.
“It is going to be an official visit … He’s going to be our main guest of honour and we will have a chance to speak about the current state of our bilateral relations and also to discuss our cooperation on multilateral platforms.”
Putin told Wang that Russia and China should continue to send “strong signals to the world about strengthening strategic cooperation” in the face of the volatile international situation, according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout.
Wang told the Russian leader that preparations were under way for Xi’s trip, which would give fresh impetus to the development of ties, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
The Chinese readout said strategic coordination and political trust had deepened between the neighbouring countries.
“Cooperation between Russia and China is never directed against any third parties, and it does not tolerate any interference from the outside,” Wang was quoted as saying.
“China-Russia relations will not stand still, but will only become broader and broader. Our friendship is not oriented towards the present, but looks to the longer-term future.”
Wang’s visit to Moscow comes amid growing speculation that the recent thaw in Russia-US relations may signal Washington’s efforts to drive a wedge between Moscow and Beijing.
Earlier, during talks with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Wang said China stood ready to work more closely with Russia to create a multipolar world order. The meeting was partly intended to pave the way for a leaders’ summit next month.
“This year, President Xi Jinping and President Putin have twice held strategic communications, guiding China-Russia relations to move forward resolutely [amid unprecedented and turbulent changes in the global landscape],” Wang said.
“China is willing to work with Russia to shoulder the special responsibilities as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, eliminate interference, stick to the right path, and promote a multipolar global order,” he said.
“Today, with my friend, I’m also willing to … strengthen our strategic coordination. I believe that this visit will fully prepare us for our high-level exchanges this year.”
Lavrov, in his opening remarks, hailed Russia’s relationship with China as a “historical brotherhood in arms”.

Ties were at an “unprecedented high-level”, he said, pledging closer coordination with Beijing through multilateral platforms such as Brics and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to create a “more just and democratic multipolar world order”.
“We note the responsibility of Moscow and Beijing for close coordination in the international arena,” Lavrov said, calling it the “most significant stabilising factor” at a “complex” time for global geopolitics.
Wang arrived in Moscow on Monday for a three-day trip expected to pave the way for Xi’s visit in early May for Victory Day celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Russian ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said earlier that Xi would attend, but this has not been confirmed by Beijing.
The Kremlin also confirmed earlier that Putin planned to visit Beijing around September, when China will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second Sino-Japanese war.
During their meeting, Wang and Lavrov also discussed Ukraine, Iran’s nuclear programme, and the Korean peninsula.
They exchanged views on prospects for settling the Ukraine crisis and underscored the importance of eliminating the underlying causes of the conflict as a basis for achieving a durable peace agreement, according to Russia’s foreign ministry.
Wang’s visit comes days after Ukraine and Russia agreed to a limited ceasefire after talks with US President Donald Trump.
The rapid US-Russia rapprochement as Trump pushes to end the war has prompted questions about the likely impact on Moscow’s ties with Beijing, which have only deepened since the Ukraine war despite criticism from much of the West.
US officials and analysts often describe China-Russia ties as a “marriage of convenience” in the face of Western pressure, with some proposing a “reverse Nixon” strategy – referring to then US president Richard Nixon’s 1972 Cold War policy to contain the Soviet Union by engaging with China.
Russia-China ties are not “natural”, Trump told Fox News last month, adding that the United States did not want to see the two nations “get together”.
But China’s ties with Russia appear to have remained steadfast, with the Kremlin keeping Beijing informed about its exchanges with Washington.
In an interview with RIA Novosti published on Tuesday, Wang said China and Russia would be “friends forever” and “never enemies”, as he rejected the notion of a “reverse Nixon” strategy.
Those speculating about a “reverse Nixon” displayed not only a “direct transactionalisation of international politics, but also a relapse of obsolete confrontational and bloc-thinking”, Wang said, according to a translation of the interview.
There has been a notable shift in Trump’s tone towards Russia this week, particularly following his frustrations over stalled efforts to end the war in Ukraine.


Trump said he was “angry” and “pissed off” at Putin for insisting on new leadership in Ukraine, whereas he has often criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself, and threatened to impose secondary tariffs on Russian oil that could impact major importers including China.
Russia has been China’s biggest foreign oil supplier since 2023, the year when Putin and Xi pledged to increase trade volume to US$200 billion.
Russia and Ukraine agreed separately last week to observe a partial ceasefire, including provisions for hostage exchanges as well as halting attacks in the Black Sea and on energy infrastructure.
But the implementation of the deal, reached after a month of intense American diplomacy, remains fraught as attacks on energy infrastructure on either side continue.
Moscow is seeking sanctions relief and other concessions apart from the removal of Zelensky. Meanwhile, Ukrainian officials are concerned about being pushed to grant mineral access to the US without any security guarantee in return.
Wang told RIA Novosti that US-Russia contact on pushing for an end to the Ukraine war was a step that was “worth taking” – but added that the path towards peace was still “far away”.
Noting that “the causes of the crisis are extremely complex”, he said: “We advocate eradicating the causes of the crisis through dialogue and negotiations, and ultimately achieving a fair, long-term, binding peace agreement acceptable to all parties involved.”


China and Russia look to ‘broader and broader’ ties and ‘close coordination’

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Kremlin, in Moscow on April 1. Photo: AP

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during a signing ceremony following talks in Moscow on April 1. Photo: EPA-EFE

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Vladimir Putin tells China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow that he’s ‘looking forward’ to welcoming Xi Jinping next month


Vladimir Putin tells China’s top diplomat Wang Yi in Moscow that he’s ‘looking forward’ to welcoming Xi Jinping next month.
