BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian military forces have maintained in-depth exchanges in 2019 to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Ministry of National Defense said Thursday. They have engaged in cooperation in high-level exchanges, real-combat training and military competitions, and had sound interaction and collaboration on international multilateral occasions, the ministry's spokesperson Wu Qian said at a press conference.
President Xi Jinping (R) holds talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, April 26, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] Pragmatic cooperation, global strategic stability high on Sino-Russian agenda Beijing and Moscow will sign around 30 cooperation documents during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia next week, including two joint statements on bilateral ties as well as on global strategic stability, Vice-Foreign Minister Zhang Hanhui said on Thursday.
BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from June 5 to 7 at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday at a press briefing. Xi will also attend the 23rd St.