
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to build a second standard-gauge railway track at the Zabaikalsk-Manzhouli border crossing with China, aiming to accelerate Russia's eastward pivot and boost ties with Beijing ahead of the Apec summit.
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Russia is seeking to accelerate its eastward pivot and boost ties with China ahead of the Apec summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a deal to build a second standard-gauge railway track at a key border crossing with China, as Moscow looks to accelerate its eastward pivot and boost ties with Beijing ahead of the Apec summit.
The two sides have agreed to jointly construct a new track along the cross-border railway linking Zabaikalsk in southeastern Russia and Manzhouli in northern China.
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