http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-10-13/russia-china-economies-closer....
http://www.russiatoday.com/Politics/2009-10-14/pm-putin-chinese-interview.html
V.P.: We are neighbors, you know. And we have been neighbors for many years, for millennia. We live together. This situation is similar to that in a household. When people live close to each other, they always have complaints about each other. But if people want to unite their efforts, while living close to one another, they always have enough common sense to build their relations in the best possible way. Respecting each other means listening to each other, understanding each others problems. What is grey customs clearance for any country? It is an uncontrollable supply of goods to an internal market. And what does uncontrollable supply mean? It means that it is impossible to control certain industries. What does it lead to? It leads to stagnation or even the closing of some companies, with people losing their jobs. During the global financial crisis it aggravates unemployment and labor market problems inside a country. It is a real problem. And that is why our trade and economic relations require a single approach and single rules, transparent and clear to both countries. Only in this case will we be able to predict the development of our relations in this or that area. To predict what is going to happen to this or that product on the market. And we will do our best to build such relations with our Chinese partners. We need to have rules, which are commonly understood, which are understandable, transparent and predictable. And I think that this is a normal civilized way of building a relationship. Anything that hinders this process is just routine issues. They may have an impact on the tactics, but have nothing to do with the strategy. We are capable of building civilized relations and we will do it.
V.P.: I must confess that my free time is limited. And I try to organize my free time in a way thatll help me resolve the issues linked to my immediate responsibilities. Because a person primarily achieves self-actualization through professional activity. I remember my first meeting with President Hu Jintao. At that point he was not yet president of the Peoples Republic of China. It was a regular working visit and it didnt attract much attention. At that time I was President of Russia. What surprised me most was that Hu Jintao was absolutely not known in the world, but I gained an impression that he had been shaping Chinese policy for many years, that he knew everything about Chinas internal policy and international issues. The professionalism and deep involvement in specific issues that we saw in this person we hardly knew came as a big surprise. I would like to get back to the main idea I wanted to express a person actualizes himself in his professional activity. But there are certain basic rules that enable us to work effectively. First of all, it is important to take care of your health and practice sports. Thats what I try to do every day. Its also important to broaden and deepen your knowledge in humanities in literature and music. I try not to forget about that either. I like history most of all. I also like traveling around the country. China is a big and a very interesting country. Believe me that Russia is as interesting as China. It also has a rich history and culture, and the peoples of the Russian Federation practice very original crafts. Im sure a lasting interest will always attract Russian people to China, and Chinese people to Russia. Thank you for your attention and for the interest you showed towards our delegation to the Peoples Republic of China. I wish you good luck. Thank you.
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@Ruttie2, well if u r talking about China, ppl don't need to be informed nationwide, coz it's all over the places. I hv a friend who fly to China every 6 months, & he get lost every time, coz the change hv been so fast. lol
sunmoonstargood 2 months ago
@sunmoonstargood Awesome, man. Well, there are these huge structures being built in the middle of the desert! I thought maybe you knew, but oh well. I guess the people aren't even informed...
Ruttie2 2 months ago
@Ruttie2, Yes, I am a Chinese. Whom r u talking about building all these huge cities?
sunmoonstargood 2 months ago
@sunmoonstargood Are you Chinese? As in, live there!? Awesome! Can you tell me why they're building all these huge cities? I wanted to know.
Ruttie2 2 months ago
Putin is right, that culture understanding is a very important part of any human relation,especially for Russia & China. As a Chinese, I think the unpleasent experience in the past with USSR were largely due to culture misunderstanding.
sunmoonstargood 1 year ago