Chinese President Hu Jintao has held a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing for his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.

Later, the two leaders agreed to consolidate bilateral ties and signed a joint statement to comprehensively deepen their strategic partnership of coordination.

Let's get a perspective from Russia now on Dmitry Medvedev's state visit to China. Our correspondent Wang Ying joins us on the phone from Moscow.

Q1: What's the purpose of this three-day visit to China?

Q2: How have the Russian media reacted to their President 's visit?

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