Putin and Xi announce plans to strengthen military ties in Beijing
by Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent from on (#6MVH3)
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Russia and China have announced they will deepen their already close military ties, as Vladimir Putin met Xi Jinping in Beijing on his first foreign trip since being inaugurated for a new term as Russia's president.
It is the latest in a string of statements and signals that the warm relationship between the two countries is as strong as it has ever been.
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