Chinese President XI arrives in Moscow Russia.

In remarks at the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“In the last few years, China has made a colossal leap forward,” Putin told Xi, sitting beside him. “In the whole world, this evokes interest, and unfortunately even envy.”

He continued, “Symbolically, we met here 10 years during your first visit as an elected representative of China. During this time, we made progress in relations. We have many common interests and goals.”