SHANGHAI -- Beijing and Moscow should lift their close ties to an even "higher level," Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday, after the Group of Seven moved to slap more sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. © Reuters
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