President sets a new course with Venezuela
By Wu Jiao in Caracas and Zhang Yunbi in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2014-07-22 07:33
President Xi Jinping and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, agreed on Sunday to upgrade their countries' relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Xi arrived in Caracas on Sunday on his first-ever state visit to the South American country.
It is also the first visit by a Chinese president to Venezuela in 13 years.
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