Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in the former Russian city of Dalian yesterday, kicking off a visit to China aimed at strengthening ties with the world’s second largest economy.
The Kremlin chief laid flowers at a memorial commemorating soldiers of the Russian-Japanese war from 1904 to 1905 and World War II and was due to meet with Soviet and Chinese veterans.
Known in Russian as Dalny, the port of Dalian came under Moscow’s control following a 25-year leasing agreement with imperial China in 1898.
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The nearby naval base of Port Arthur, the scene of a fierce battle during the Russian-Japanese war and fell to the Japanese after a protracted siege.
The Soviet Union expelled the Japanese from Port Arthur in 1945 and ten years later handed over the base to China. Now known as Lushun, the former Port Arthur is part of Dalian.
The Lushun cemetery is the final resting place for thousands of Russian troops. Soviet-era tombstones topped with red stars sit on manicured lawns following a major face-lift ahead of the presidential visit.
Accompanied by top energy officials and business tycoons, the Russian president is on a three-day visit to China which will also take him to Beijing today and Shanghai tomorrow.
Medvedev and Chinese President Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) are set to oversee the signing of a raft of agreements, including energy deals.
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