China has vowed to strengthen its economic and diplomatic cooperation
with Russia, in the wake of sanctions imposed by the West in response
to the Ukraine crisis.
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International Business Times: Russia and China strengthen ties, as Putin looks east in wake of Western sanctions

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping arrive for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit banquet at the National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014.