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Xi Jinping calls Vladimir Putin ‘best and bosom friend’

By Joel Gehrke
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Xi Jinping calls Vladimir Putin ‘best and bosom friend’

Chinese President Xi Jinping lavished praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a preview of his state visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg this week.

“I have had closer interactions with President Putin than with any other foreign colleagues,” Xi said in an interview published by TASS, a Kremlin-run outlet. “He is my best and bosom friend. I cherish dearly our deep friendship.”

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