China urges deeper trade ties with Russia despite Western rebuke

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a presentation of a Haval F7 SUV produced at the Haval car plant located in Russian Tula region, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019. Maxim Shipenkov/Pool via Reuters//File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Sept 19 (Reuters) – China on Tuesday urged increased cross-border connectivity with Russia and deeper mutual trade and investment cooperation, as both allies vowed ever closer economic ties despite disapproval from the West after Russian forces invaded Ukraine last year. The Russian minister of economic development held “in-depth” discussions on economic cooperation with the…