China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sought to expand mutual investment with Russia and affirmed Beijing's commitment to advance ties despite "turbulent" external conditions, Chinese state media reported.

Russia is sinking ever deeper into economic dependence on China. Raw-material projects in the Far East and Siberia are turning the region into a resource base for Beijing, while local communities remain excluded from the promised benefits.

Russia is seeking to reaffirm ties with China after Beijing patched up relations with the US last week.

(Reuters) -China wants to strengthen cooperation with Russia and defend shared security interests, Premier Li Qiang told visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday. At talks in the Chinese city of Hangzhou,

China’s rulers want to show it is in their people’s interests to keep America focused on Europe, according to the EU’s foreign-policy chief

China rejects Trump's claim to 60 Minutes about clandestine nuclear tests, as a senior official seeks to clarify the president's plans for U.S. tests.

In response to a media question regarding the reports claiming that Venezuela is seeking military equipment such as missiles and drones from China, Russia, and Iran to guard against potential attacks by the US,

India used the air base at Ayni in Tajikistan during a 2001 evacuation operation after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

(Reuters) -Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Monday departed for a two-day visit to China, with planned talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang expected to centre on economic and technological cooperation despite pressure from the West.