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Beijing has no intentions of distancing itself from Russia.
(just in case there were any lingering doubts)
On Wednesday, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission Zhang Youxia met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.
This is Putin's fourth meeting with a top Chinese official si...