Reuters reports on Xi Jinping’s trip to Russia:
Vice President Xi Jinping, seen as the frontrunner to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013, told Putin Beijing wanted the power of key developing nations to be recognised.
“We consider that in the process of the deep transformation of the world order, the interests of China, Russia and other developing countries must be taken fully into account,” Xi said.
“Russia and China must become strategic props for each other in the future on all questions which have a strategic interest for Russia,” he told Putin at the start of talks in Moscow.
Analysts said the visit to Russia — which will include a meeting on Wednesday with President Dmitry Medvedev — was aimed to acquaint Russia’s leaders with a potential successor to Hu.
