RUSSIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a concert of Chinese artists in the Kremlin
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RUSSIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a concert of Chinese artists in the Kremlin
- Title: RUSSIA: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a concert of Chinese artists in the Kremlin
- Date: 22nd March 2013
- Summary: VARIOUS CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN LISTENING TO NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF CHINA AND RUSSIA
- Embargoed: 6th April 2013 13:00
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- Location: Russian Federation
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- Country: Russia
- Topics: International Relations,Entertainment,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVAD3DXK3S3S92DFWTWMHWYKHZAZ
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- Story Text: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a concert of Chinese artists at the Kremlin on Friday (March 22) after they held talks and signed important deals earlier in the day.
They gave a short speech before the concert, highlighting the importance of cultural ties between the two countries.
After Xi and Putin took their seats in the concert hall, Chinese dancers in traditional outfits flooded the stage, entertaining the presidents and the audience.
The Chinese leader emphasised the importance of relations with Russia as a counterweight to U.S. influence by visiting Moscow on his first foreign trip as president, and secured more oil to fuel China's growing economy.
Although relations between Moscow and Beijing have rarely been smooth, they have improved in the past decade and Xi highlighted this by signing energy, trade and political deals on Friday to strengthen ties between them.
Russian President Putin has long sought to blunt U.S. influence overseas, while China is grappling with the expanded military and economic interest the United States has displayed in Asia since 2011.
Xi became the first foreign guest to be met in the Kremlin by an honorary cavalry escort created by Putin in 2002, officials said, and looked at ease with the Russian leader in its glittering halls despite the formality of the occasion. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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