China to boost Far East growth, top legislator says

China will continue to cooperate with Russia in Far East development as deepening such ties between the two countries will contribute to security and development in the region, Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, said on Wednesday.

Li made the remark while addressing the plenary session of the seventh Eastern Economic Forum, which was held in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok.

Li said that China-Russia cooperation on Far East development had been initiated and promoted by the nation's heads of state.