The first time Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin after ascending to China’s presidency, he told the Russian leader: “I feel like our personalities have a lot in common.”
That was in March 2013. Five years later, we can see the extent to which this has proved true. The two men have shown a mutual fondness for military uniforms, being filmed eating in restaurants with ordinary folk, and now, apparently, lifetime rule.
Last week Beijing announced that a two-term limit for the presidency would be removed from China’s constitution. Meanwhile, in Moscow, Mr Putin is coasting comfortably into an election for a fourth term.
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