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As to our trade and economic relations with China, they are growing more and more diverse each day, something we have worked on for a long time with our partners from China.

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Vladimir Putin
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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The level of our political trust [with China] is also very high. We have similar positions on major international issues or even, as diplomats say, our views are identical. We often have shared positions on key issues of the modern international agenda.
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