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| Visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.(Wu Zhiyi / China Daily) |
Maduro's first visit as president shows healthy relations 'continue'
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is proudly recording every achievement of his first trip to China since being elected on his new Sina Weibo account.
The achievements, ranging from multibillion-dollar oil deals to agricultural deals, were signed on Sunday by companies and government agencies from the two countries as President Xi Jinping hosted Maduro for a state visit in Beijing.
The meeting, the first between the two leaders after they both took office this year, marked a smooth transition of close ties between the countries, analysts said.
Throwing a warm welcoming ceremony for his Venezuelan counterpart, Xi told Maduro after the ceremony that his visit to China "will certainly promote China-Venezuela relations to new heights".
Maduro, though, is no stranger to Beijing. He played a big role in facilitating the expansion of ties with China, serving as Venezuela's foreign minister from 2006 until the beginning of this year.
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