Xi welcomes Putin and touts "unyielding" ties on heels of Trump's visit

Beijing —China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Beijing, just days after President Trump left the Chinese capital. The two major U.S. adversaries sought to underscore their close ties with a host of business deals - and to show a united front against "unilateral and hegemonic countercurrents" amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran . Below are some key takeaways from the talks between the two leaders in Bejing. …