What Putin and Xi Jinping Discussed

China has made significant progress under the leadership of Xi Jinping in recent years, stated Russian President Vladimir Putin at the outset of talks with the Chinese President. “In recent years, China has made a gigantic leap in its development. This generates real interest around the world, and we are even a bit envious of you. I am confident that under your leadership, China will make further strides in its development in the coming years and will undoubtedly achieve the goals that you set for yourself,” said Putin.

In turn, the Chinese leader noted that Russia has achieved significant successes under Putin's leadership and expressed confidence that voters will support the current leadership of Russia in the upcoming elections next year. Xi Jinping emphasized that, just as ten years ago, he was the first to visit Russia after being re-elected as China’s leader.