# China’s top diplomat meets Russian presidential aide Patrushev

https://mins.news/en/item/97364

- CGTN, 2026-10-12 14:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-12/China-s-top-diplomat-meets-Russian-presidential-aide-Patrushev-1RbIkUiDQ9q/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Wang Yi met Nikolai Patrushev, a Russian presidential aide and Maritime Board chairman, in Beijing on Monday. They exchanged greetings from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and voiced support for deeper maritime cooperation and stronger multilateral coordination between China and Russia.

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