BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his re-election, saying Beijing was willing to work with Moscow to bring ties to a “higher level.” Putin won in a landslide on Sunday, one day after China’s parliament unanimously re-appointed Xi to a second term. Xi has drawn a comparison with Putin as the Chinese leader has consolidated power and gained a path to indefinite rule after the […]