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In Putin meeting, China’s Xi praises Russia ties

By Christopher Bodeen
Published February 7, 2014 11:12am ET
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In Putin meeting, China’s Xi praises Russia ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a video conference with commanders of Russian and Chinese navy ships in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia, in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Xi Jinping arrived in Sochi to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service) | Alexei Nikolsky

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on the Sochi Winter Olympics and hailed their growing ties, which frequently challenge Western domination of global affairs.

The two men met Thursday in the southern Russian city where Xi was to attend the games’ opening ceremony on Friday night.

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