Chinese President Xi Jinping Almost Falls Off Stage

Chinese President Xi Jinping narrowly avoided taking a stage dive at an International Economic Forum in St Petersberg.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for using pressure and sanctions to maintain its economic supremacy, saying it spawns chaos in global affairs.

Speaking Friday at an investment forum in St. Petersburg, Putin said the U.S. attempt to “spread its jurisdiction to the entire world” challenges the global order.

He said globalization “becomes a parody of itself when common international rules are replaced with laws, administrative and judicial mechanisms of one country or a group of countries.”

Flanked by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the forum’s panel, Putin said the U.S. action against Chinese telecom giant Huawei represented an attempt to “blatantly squeeze it out of the global market.”

It is, he said, “the first technological war of the digital era.”

Putin warned that the “fragmentation of the global economic space, the policy of unrestrained political egoism” paves the way to “endless conflicts and trade wars ... fights without rules between all.”

The Russian leader accused the U.S. of turning the dollar into an “instrument of pressure,” undermining trust in the U.S. dollar, the world’s major reserve currency.

He also criticized U.S. attempts to hamper the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline intended to carry Russian natural gas to Germany and further on in Europe, saying it reflects the U.S. desire to win advantages for itself.

Putin hailed Russia-China relations, saying that their cooperation in the global arena is “a major factor of stability in global affairs.”

He emphasized that “we aren’t creating a military union and we aren’t working against anyone,” adding that Moscow remains open to expanding ties with the European Union and the United States.

Xi said Russia and China would coordinate their efforts in the energy sphere more closely.

The Chinese leader noted that the current global trade system needs fine-tuning but spoke strongly against protectionism, warning that globalization can’t be stopped.

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[saul]

Mission Failed, we'll get him next time.

[ProjectILT]

That stage floor is about to lose all of its social credit score

[SanAntonioSlim]

They'll find a reason to send the stage floor to an internment camp.

[alienkishorekumar]

Winnie the Pooh falls over while grabbing the honey

[DMVRailfan]

Alternate situation:
Xi Jinping: **falls**
Guards: **Beats up stage and sends it to camp**

[-KillaWatt-]

That was a good impression of the Chinese economy.

[arontesfay]

That would have been one great leap forward 😆

[Gregman]

Shouldn't have reached for the honey comb.

[dub_slade]

they told him the U.S. imposed more tariffs and he lost consciousness XD

[Hairybarryy]

Good thing that stage wasn't Buddhist or Xi jinping would have had his comrades "take of

[hrishikeshkashyap]

the stage is a Chinese product I guess. he got the taste of his own medicine.

[spiritoflifetruth]

Trump has everyone off balance these days.

[ms]

Hope the person who made the stage has not been sent to some gulag.

[Gleamozen]

It looked like something pulled him. It was a cookie 🍪 monster.

[bigbriautocrossing]

Pressure from the US is getting to him.

[CurlousCam]

He tripped up, just like the Tariffs.

[mario]

I almost fell off the roof of my house yesterday while installing a new antenna, so I could cut cable.
Does anyone care about it?
Good things happen to those who wait.

[timguzman]

Pooh Bear thought he saw some honey in the crowd.

[我爱中国共产党-wl]

This stage didn’t fulfill its responsibility, and is responsible for the coronavirus outbreaks 🇨🇳🇨🇳

[DarkBer]

Oh poor Winnie-the-Pooh his head got a little heavy.