China’s defence minister and Putin vow to strengthen military cooperation


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Vladimir Putin and China’s defence minister Li Shangfu have vowed to deepen military cooperation between China and Russia after the men met in Moscow over the weekend. Li, who met the Russian president on Sunday on his first trip overseas in the role, said China was willing to work with Russia to have close strategic communications between their militaries. He said China was prepared to strengthen multilateral coordination and cooperation with Russia, according to state-run CCTV news. “China is willing to work with Russia to make new contributions to the maintenance of world and regional security and stability,” Li said,...