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NYPost: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi proposes deeper ties with Russia 

China’s foreign minister signaled in a speech Sunday that Beijing would bolster its ties with Russia in the coming year, while defending the communist country’s impartiality on the war in Ukraine. ​ 

Wang Yi, speaking by video to a conference in the Chinese capital, ​said China would ​​“deepen strategic mutual trust and mutually beneficial cooperation” with Russia. ​ 

“With regard to the Ukraine crisis, we have consistently upheld the fundamental principles of objectivity and impartiality, without favoring one side or the other, or adding fuel to the fire, still less seeking selfish gains from the situation,” Wang said, the Associated Press reported, citing an official text of his remarks.  

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WNU Editor: Big pone call this week …. Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi to confer this week – TASS quotes Kremlin (Reuters). No details have been released on what will be discussed, but I am willing to bet that the theme will be to develop closer ties on the political/economic/and economic level. 

 China Wants To Strengthen Ties With Russia 

China’s foreign minister signals deeper ties with Russia — AP
 

China’s foreign minister proposes strengthening ties with Russia — Axios
 

China defends Ukraine war stance, aims to deepen ties with Russia — Al Jazeera
 

China hails ‘rock-solid’ relations with Russia — RT