China hails ‘rock solid’ relations with Russia as Xi prepares for Moscow visit

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has hailed relations between Moscow and Beijing as “rock solid” amid reports that President Xi is due to visit Russia in the coming months

Speaking on Tuesday in Moscow where Mr Wang met with Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and secretary of Russia’s security council, Mr Wang told “comrade” Patrushev through a Russian interpreter: “Chinese-Russian relations are mature in character: they are rock solid and will withstand any test in a changing international situation,” according to remarks aired on state television.

Mr Patrushev agreed the two countries should stick together, saying: “In the context of a campaign that is being waged by the collective West to contain both Russia and China, the further deepening of Russian-Chinese cooperation and interaction in the international arena is of particular importance.”

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