Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China-Russia relationship has entered a new stage of greater achievements and faster development during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is on a state visit to China.

Xi said that political mutual trust between the two countries has furthered deepened, cooperation in various areas such as trade and economy, investment, energy, science and technology, people-to-people and sub-national exchanges continued to advance, and the bonds between the two peoples have grown stronger.

In recent years, faced with a fluid and turbulent international situation, China and Russia have developed the comprehensive strategic coordination in the new era on the basis of equality, mutual respect, good faith and win-win cooperation, he noted.