International Relations and Diplomacy

Deals include sale of stakes in projects to Chinese firms, an oil supply contract and joint investments in petrochemical projects Russia and China sealed a raft of energy deals during President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing on Saturday, strengthening economic ties while pledging to preserve the strategic balance of power among nations. [Read more].

• “Friends forever”: Xí talks up China’s ties with Russia during Putin trade trip, The Guardian, June 26, 2016

Russia’s President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and China’s President 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng) shake hands at the signing of documents following Russian-Chinese talks at 北京, (Běijīng) on Saturday. Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS.