Xi's focus on foreign trips: Belt and Road Initiative

President Xi Jinping shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during the signing of a joint statement after their talks in Moscow, May 8, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

China-Russia

Two joint statements were signed by President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as the two leaders agreed to bridge and integrate China’s Silk Road Economic Belt initiative with Russia's aspiration under the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) framework.

China and Russia will expand opening up to each other, link their development strategies and deepen integration, Xi said.