Per the Global Times and others, Xi said in the meeting that the two countries would expand trade, investment and people-to-people exchange on a basis of mutual trust, and would continue cooperating in multilateral settings.

China and Belarus have expanded economic and logistics cooperation in recent years; the meeting reaffirmed top-level friendship and a direction for practical cooperation.

A scene from the diplomatic calendar

A summit meeting is both a starting point for concrete agreements and an indicator of the relationship's warmth; whether follow-up talks turn it into specifics is the point to watch.

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(Source: Global Times)