CHINA-RUSSIA: PUTIN AND XI JINPING TO HAVE LUNCH AND SIGN 15 AGREEMENTS IN BEIJING ON FEBRUARY 4
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Reuters (February 3) quoted Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov as saying that Russian President Putin and his
Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will have lunch together on February 4, and could sign more than 15
agreements, with lots of new deals being prepared in relation to natural gas. He said the possibility of Russia
building a new gas pipeline to China through Mongolia was also being looked at. Reuters also quoted Shi
Yinhong, International Relations Professor at Beijing's Renmin University, saying “Putin is very busy now.
He is here because he has to be." "Putin knows China is indispensable for Russia, just as Russia is
indispensable for China.” Xinhua on February 4 said the Xi-Putin meeting for the Winter Olympics will
"open a new chapter in China-Russia relations" and "is expected to inject a much-needed dose of stability
and certainty into the world". Putin wrote an article titled "Russia and China: Strategic Partnerships Focusing
on the Future" which was published by Xinhua on February 3.
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