Xi's flight is the most watched flight in the world, even 80 thousand watched it live
The plane of Chinese President Xi Jinping landed at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, and the flight itself caused great interest. The Boeing 747-89L flight was followed live by more than 81.000 people on the FlightRadar24 website, making it the most followed flight in the world.
It mainly uses a commercial Boeing 747-89 leased from Air China for long-haul travel.
Stando a Flightradar24 l'aereo del Presidente cinese Xi Jinping sarebe aterrato a Mosca. pic.twitter.com/tbD8EE5lnB
— Han Skelsen (@HSkelsen) March 20, 2023
Just days after the International Criminal Court in The Hague issued a warrant for his arrest, Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcoming the Chinese leader to Moscow in order to "play a constructive role in promoting peace talks" over the war in Ukraine.
Today, the Chinese president begins his visit to Russia, which is his first visit to a foreign country after being elected president of China for the third time, and also his first visit to Russia since the beginning of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022.
right now #XiJinping's plane is landing at Vnukovo #Moscow – Flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/S90msN59cK
— RRN.world (@RRN_breaking) March 20, 2023
The visit will lay the foundations for the development of Sino-Russian relations in the next five years and deepen mutual understanding between Moscow and Beijing on important international and regional issues, reports RIA Novosti.
The Wall Street Journal, citing its sources, reported that after visiting Moscow, Xi Jinping could hold an online meeting with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.