Sino-Russian relations

1 Apr 2013

The choice of destinations shows that Xi Jinping, who became president last month, preferred to play it safe in choosing countries in which errors were unlikely to be made.

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Stability is better than rivalry

26 Mar 2013

The first stops of overseas trips by new leaders are always watched closely for signs, signals and symbolism. It was always going to be doubly so for Xi Jinping, the head of state of the world's...

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China to buy Lada-class subs, Su-35 fighters from Russia

25 Mar 2013

China has signed an agreement with Russia to buy 24 Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and four Lada-class submarines in its biggest weapons purchase from Moscow in a decade, state media reported.

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Show of close Sino-Russian relations masks conflicts, analysts say

25 Mar 2013

Xi Jinping's maiden diplomatic trip to Russia as president has seen the two countries attempt to portray a close relationship, but analysts say both nations still have to address sensitive issues...

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China bond with Russia keeps the peace: Xi

24 Mar 2013

The bond between China and Russia is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world and provides "strategic balance to global order", President Xi Jinping said yesterday in an...

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Our free trade demands justice

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HKT takes telecoms regulator to court over Apple's sim-locking

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Xi turns on charm in speech on Sino-Russian relation

President Xi Jinping turned on his personal charm during a speech at the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations yesterday, stressing his admiration for Russian literature...

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President Xi Jinping begins first official visit in Russia

Chinese leader Xi Jinping demonstrated the importance of Beijing’s growing ties with Russia on Friday by going to Moscow on his first foreign trip as president and telling Vladimir Putin he was a...

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Talking points

President Xi Jinping visits Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin. In advance of his trip, Xi called Russia "our friendly neighbour", adding that his visit underscored the "great...

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Old Sino-Russian suspicions linger despite Xi visit

The atmosphere surrounding Xi Jinping’s coming trip to Russia – his first overseas visit as China’s new president – reminds me of a slogan from my early childhood in the late 1950s: “Russia-China...

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