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Business Matters: President Putin in China for two-day state visit

President Putin in China for two-day state visit

16/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, President Putin in China for two-day state visit

What will the Russian leader hope to achieve on the trip?

President Putin visits China to boost strategic and economic ties.

President Putin’s visit comes as Russia has become more economically dependent on China following Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago; Rahul Tandon examines the economic benefits for both nations. 

The Ambassador-at-Large with Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chan Hen Chee, talks to us about the country’s  future direction after its long serving Prime Minister steps down. 

India and Iran have signed a deal allowing a company to develop and control the management of an Iranian port for 10 years. We look at this will potentially bring new economic benefits to India.
(Picture: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on development of Russia's military industrial complex .Credit: Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Pool via REUTERS)

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