Chinese Embassy Praises Beijing-Moscow Relations as 'Equal, Innovative'

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Russia and China are equal partners whose relations are of an innovative nature, Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Russia, Zhang Xiao, said Monday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is visiting China between December 14-17, where he is expected to discuss bilateral relations with the country's leadership and to sign a number of intergovernmental agreements.

"Russian-Chinese relations are characterized by a high level of mutual political confidence. This high level of mutual confidence allows us to consider each other as absolutely equal partners… Our relations are innovative relations," Zhang said.

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He added that Russia and China's cooperation has reached a strategic level, adding that the two countries have concluded more than 300 intergovernmental treaties in a wide range of spheres.

China is Russia's leading economic partner. In 2014, bilateral trade between the countries amounted to $95 billion. Currently, the two countries are actively cooperating in a multitude of fields, most notably on energy, infrastructure, finance and defense.

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