Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin began a two-day visit to China on Monday, where he is set to meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to discuss economic and technological cooperation amid Western pressure.

Mishustin is scheduled for a regular heads-of-government meeting with Li in Hangzhou on Monday, and will travel to Beijing on Tuesday for talks with Xi, TASS agency reported, citing the Russian government’s press service.

The last heads-of-government meeting between China and Russia took place in Moscow in August 2024, where Li praised the “new vigor” and “vitality” in bilateral ties.

The Kremlin attached “very great” importance to Mishustin’s visit to China, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday, Interfax agency reported.

Putin and Xi signed a “no limits” partnershi

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