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relationship with billions of dollars in new deals as Prime Minister
Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. Putin, who
arrived late Monday, was also due to meet President Hu Jintao as the
two countries seek closer ties, and attend a summit of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation, a regional security grouping, during his
visit. It is the Russian leader's first trip to China since he took
over as prime minister last year, although he visited four times
previously as president. Wen greeted Putin at the Great Hall of the
People on Tiananmen Square in a formal welcome ceremony before the
closed-doors talks, Chinese state media said. The leaders will sign
several agreements, officials said, including one committing each
country to notifying the other of the launch of ballistic missiles
from its territory.
