Vladislav Inozemtsev: Putin is waking up from Chinese pipe dream
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony in Ufa on July 10, 2015 at the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin is currently in Beijing to attend a celebration of the 70th anniversary of Allied Powers' victory over Japan in World War II. Putin will try to use his trip to China - the 24th in his long tenure as leader - to enhance economic and political ties between the two countries. This time, however, that seems to be far more problematic than ever before.
