Xi, Putin eye stronger partnership

Visa-free policy and cooperation deals reflect high level of relations

President Xi Jinping expressed on Tuesday Beijing's willingness to step up high-level exchanges with Moscow and ensure the further success of major cooperation projects, saying that China-Russia ties have "become an example of major-country relations".

Xi made the remarks during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. At noon, the two leaders had a small tea party and a banquet.

Witnessed by the two heads of state, the two sides signed more than 20 bilateral cooperation documents covering areas such as energy, space, artificial intelligence, agriculture, inspection and quarantine, health, scientific research, education and media.