Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks on Friday with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony. The two leaders agreed to deepen strategic coordination in a cordial and friendly atmosphere. Recalling his attendance at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Olympic Winter Games in Russia in 2014 when they agreed to meet again eight years later in Beijing, Xi said Putin’s visit has realized their “get-together for the Winter Olympics,” and their meeting today will inject more vitality into China-Russia relations. Despite the multiple c…