Xi and Putin's bodyguards

Presidents Xi and Putin's bodyguards break the internet with awkwardly
hilarious nod at Harbin, China diplomatic meeting

As international tensions grow, a very brief and very awkward moment
between Russian and Chinese presidential bodyguards has lit up the
internet.

In a geopolitical landscape dominated tension and conflict, an
unexpected moment of awkward hilarity has captured the attention of
millions of internet users.

Two of the toughest bodyguards on the Sino-Soviet bloc, entrusted with
protecting the most powerful men in the world, have unwittingly become
online sensations with their iconic greeting.

The scene unfolded at a diplomatic meeting between Chinese President
Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Harbin, China.

As the world leaders greeted dignitaries in front of them, two
security guards have broken the internet with their hilarious exchange

A burly Russian security guard awkwardly sidles up to his Chinese
counterpart who glances out his side-eye for a brief moment of
uncomfortable avoidance.

After the Russian guard looks again, the two men lock eyes and engage
in what the internet has described as the "man nod".

It has been defined by one internet user as: "A nod of the head
similar to the nod of acknowledgement but can be used between any two
men, not just friends. It is an unspoken greeting in which only
another man nod is an appropriate response."

Social media platforms have exploded with reactions as people from all
around the world have related to the awkward greeting.

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