Sino-Russian partnership sets a model for major country relations

AT THE INVITATION of Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Xi Jinping will attend the 4th Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Tuesday and Wednesday. People's Daily comments:

His attendance at the event will be the first by a Chinese leader, and provides the opportunity for talks between the two leaders to inject fresh impetus into the two neighbors' comprehensive strategic partnership.

The Eastern Economic Forum, initiated in 2015 following its proposal by Putin, has become a new platform to deepen Asia-Pacific economic cooperation and discuss issues in the Far East. That Xi will attend the forum shows China attaches great attention to cooperation to promote development of the region and its firm resolve to promote regional development and prosperity. It also drives home a message to the world that promoting trade and investment facilitation is the correct option for regional economic development.