Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao (C) drink tea during the opening of a Chinese national exhibition in the Krokus Expo centre in Moscow March 27, 2007. Commercial deals worth $4 billion were signed on Tuesday to crown Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to Russia after a show of rapidly growing ties between the two huge neighbours. [Reuters]

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