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Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to work with Russia for progress in the world in the face of challenges.
In his opening remarks during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin,
the Chinese leader reviewed bilateral ties that are rooted in history and looked ahead to more cooperation.
In the face of unilateralism and bullying by powerful countries in the international community,
China will work with Russia to shoulder our special responsibility as a major country and a permanent member of the UN Security Council,
safeguard its authority and the safeguarding of the United Nations and the resolutely defined legitimate rights and interests of China,
Russia and developing countries, and also we will work together.
to promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial inclusive economic globalization.
President Xi also said China-Russia relations have reached new heights under the strategic guidance of the two leaders.
Xi Jinping is in Russia for a state visit,
and he will also attend the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War.
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart and highlighted the two countries' mutually beneficial relations.