Russia and China Strategize for APEC Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in the eastern Russian seaport of Vladivostok on Friday. The visit between the two comes a day ahead of a summit of Asian and Pacific leaders.

In the meeting, Putin told Hu that he hoped he would give a “good impulse” to move the trade relations talks in the right direction.

In addition to the summit, the choice of city in which Putin and Hu met highlights Russia’s willingness to de-emphasize its European-dominated trade in favor of growing trade relations with China.

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (apec) forum aims to foster growth by dismantling barriers and bottlenecks that slow Asian-Pacific trade.

Election-year politics and territorial spats are weakening the resolve of some of apec’s 21 members. China has also stumbled economically in recent months, facing its worst economic slowdown in three years. But Moscow and Beijing seem determined to push ahead with their agenda for increased trade and economic cooperation.

President Putin has said that Russia is looking to help by developing its far eastern territory, which shares over 2,500 miles of border with China.

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