New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday (September 2), praising relations between the two countries as being at an "unprecedented level." The talks came on the eve of a massive military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

"Our close communication reflects the strategic nature of Russian-Chinese ties, which are currently at an unprecedented level," Putin said. He added, "We were always together then, and we remain together now."

Xi responded to Putin that China-Russia relations have "withstood the test of international changes." He pledged Beijing's readiness to deepen cooperation with Moscow to "promote the construction of a more just and reas...