(The last meeting, Chairman Xi's Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, were conspicuously befouled by the "ROC"'s cheating in women's figure skating - an embarrassing distraction from China's self-promotion.)
With the concerted, impactful actions by democratic nations punishing the Rooskie savage for his depravity in Ukraine, the KGB thug is increasingly dependent upon the Middle Kingdom, yet
Xi's global designs require that he not blatantly show contempt for democratic values by propping up the repugnant Poot.
Jinping's ambition is ruthless, and as subtle as an enigmatic fortune cookie. Vlady's is ruthless, and as subtle as a ten-megaton borscht fart concealed in a matryoshka doll.
“They must feel like they’ve been played.” (John Culver, a retired CIA China Specialist.)
China must also view the punishment being inflicted upon Russia with Taiwan in mind. The paradigm will have been established and rehearsed.
One thing is for certain. You will not see Xi picking up on the aberrant view of Putin as being "savvy" or a "genius."