China Premier Urges Stepped Up Trade, Investment With Russia
- Li Qiang says nations can more closely align growth strategies
- Premier’s remarks follow Vladimir Putin’s China trip last week
Mikhail Mishustin, left, with Li Qiang in Bishkek on Oct. 25.
Photographer: Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty Images
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang told his Russian counterpart that he wants to boost their trade and other cooperation, underscoring the nations’ close ties with the war in Ukraine well into its second year.
China is “willing to further align its development strategies with Russia” and “maintain the growth momentum of cooperation on trade and investment,” Li said in a meeting Wednesday with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.