People stand near a faded propaganda billboard featuring an image of China's President Xi Jinping, in a car park in Beijing on March 19, 2018. Chinese President Xi Jinping on March 19 congratulated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on his re-election, saying Beijing was willing to work with Moscow to bring ties to a "higher level". Putin won in a landslide on March 18, one day after China's parliament unanimously re-appointed Xi to a second term. / AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER (Photo credit should read GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)
