
CHINA announced today that Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a two-day state visit to China this week.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that Mr Putin will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his visit which will begin on Thursday.
The ministry said that the two leaders would discuss “co-operation in various fields of bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues of common concern.”

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