China important strategic partner, says Russia

China is Russia's most important strategic partner and the two countries still have great potential to further their relations, the Russian upper house speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, has said.

China is Russia's most important strategic partner and the two countries still have great potential to further their relations, the Russian upper house speaker, Valentina Matviyenko, has said.

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The two countries have promoted their mutual trust to "an unprecedented high level" and established "a climate of deep trust and desire for further cooperation", Xinhua quoted Matviyenko as saying during a news conference.