Official Chinese government photo of Presidents Xi and Putin together for a boat ride

It’s Not Just Trump Who’s Good At Putting On A Big Show

You know who else is? China’s President Xi.

It all started with Xi just happening to turn up in St. Petersburg last week, while Trump was in Europe to commemorate the anniversary of D-Day. Oh, and Xi called Putin his “best friend”, a comment that got really played up in Chinese media, and even by the BBC!