Chinese president says his Russia visit highlights special partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday his forthcoming visit to Russia shows the high level and special nature of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between the two countries.”The fact that I will visit Russia, our friendly neighbor, shortly after assuming presidency is a testimony to the great importance China places on its relations with Russia,” Xi said in a joint interview with Xinhua and media outlets from the other four BRICS countries, namely, Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa.Xi said that China and Russia, the first leg of his maiden overseas tour as China’…

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