Putin In China To Celebrate, Strengthen Ties

President Vladimir Putin is making a key trip to Russia’s most important ally, China, that will seek to shore up an alliance against the West and celebrate China-Russia ties.

When Vladimir Putin visited Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympics at the beginning of last year, he and Xi Jinping announced a new “no limits” partnership between their countries.

Now, with Russia’s leader back in the Chinese Capital, China’s State media has been hailing the fruits of this relationship.

In one way, it has been beneficial for both Governments.

However, business activity in their border zones does not appear to live up to the political rhetoric.

A newly-built bridge into Blagoveshchensk from Heihe was celebrated as the symbol of a new era in cross-border trade.

BBC