A senior Russian diplomat met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Beijing on Sunday, one day after a brief armed insurrection exposed deep weaknesses in the leadership of President Vladimir Putin, a close partner of China. Qin and the Russian official, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, discussed “China-Russia relations and international and regional issues of common concern,” China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a brief statement that offered no details on their talks.

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Persons: Qin Gang, Vladimir Putin, Qin, Andrey Rudenko Organizations: Foreign, Qin, Russian, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Russian, Beijing, China, Russia