With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, left, and President Xi Jinping of China on Sunday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, in a photo released by Mr. Modi’s office.
The Russian authorities have seized on the crisis in Donetsk to argue that taking over the rest of the region from Ukraine would allow Moscow to restore the water supply.