1、Russian and Chinese experts are both suggesting Russian President Vladimir Putins trip here to China this week will include an emphasis on developing economic cooperation in along the countrys shared borders.CRIs Shen Chengcheng has more.Russian President Vladimir Putin will start his state visit to
2、 China tomorrow.Experts say they believe Putins visit is going to include talks on increasing the level of cooperation among Russias eastern Siberian region and the three provinces that make up Chinas northeast.Andrey Ostrovskiy is with the Russian Academy of Sciences.One of the issues on Putins age
3、nda is to push for Chinas help to drive the economy of Russias far east region, which is lagging behind the European part of Russia.Ostrovskiy says the regional economies complement each other and are crucial to cooperation on the state level.The two countries say they want to see bilateral trade to
4、 reach 2-hundred billion US dollars in 2020.Energy cooperation is considered on of the lynch-pins of the relationship between the two economies.15-million tons of oil flowed through pipelines between the two countries last year.However, differences over natural gas pricing remains a sticking point.J
5、i Zhiye is with China Institute for Contemporary International Relations.If we can cooperate through the whole process from exploitation, pipe building, and gas transfer to the usage part, then we can reach an agreement on gas pricing more easily.Ji says Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao will al
6、so be pushing for more military cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.After the USs return to the region, the potential for military competition in the region is intensifying. But the safety of the region will not be realized through military modernization or military grouping. The safety of the region is ensured through mutual trust.Putins time in China is scheduled to include attending this weeks summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization here in Beijing.For CRI, Im Shen Chengcheng.
