ChairpersonChinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)

According to Kyodo, on September 3rd, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met and discussed historical and economic issues.

The talks took place after the two leaders attended a military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing earlier that morning.
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Xi Jinping said that while “some people in the world deny the history of World War II and seek to change it from the outside,” China and Russia have always been united on this issue, implicitly referring to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is often accused by Beijing of distorting Tokyo's role in the war.
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For his part, Putin emphasized his desire to increase trade with Beijing as well as "deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia."

Following the meeting, the two leaders signed more than 20 agreements covering various fields such as energy, trade, and people-to-people exchanges.

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