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May 24, 2008 / 2:21 PM

Medvedev says China ties should strengthen

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 23, 2008. Medvedev arrived in Beijing in his first foreign trip as the new Russian president offering energy deals and military cooperation between the two countries. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 23, 2008. Medvedev arrived in Beijing in his first foreign trip as the new Russian president offering energy deals and military cooperation between the two countries. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov) | License Photo

BEIJING, May 24 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev vowed Saturday to strengthen his country's ties with China despite opposition to that alliance from others.

Medvedev's comments came while visiting students at Beijing University, and stressed that Sino-Russian cooperation must continue and evolve even "whether people like it or not," RIA Novosti reported.

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"Perhaps such strategic cooperation between our countries does not please everyone, but we understand that interaction is in the interests of our nations, and we will strengthen it in all possible ways, whether people like it or not," the Russian news agency quoted Medvedev saying.

Earlier in the trip, the Russian president signed a statement with Chinese President Hu Jintao criticizing U.S. efforts to establish an anti-missile defense presence in Europe and elsewhere, saying it threatened global balance and would weaken "confidence-building measures between countries and the consolidation of regional stability," RAI Novosti reported.

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