China Signs Deal for Gas in Trade Talk With Putin

Pricing details were yet to be worked out in the deal between Gazprom and a Chinese state-run company.

Chinese Officials Protest Sinking of Cargo Ship by Russians

A senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official said that Russia had an unacceptable response after one of its warships sank a Chinese cargo vessel last Saturday.

Russia and China Blame Capitalists

At the World Economic Forum, the leaders of the former bastions of the Communist bloc rebuked the U.S. and other capitalist countries for dragging the world into crisis.

Russia and China Attack U.S. Missile Shield Plan

Dmitri A. Medvedev’s diplomacy in China may signal an intention to continue Russia’s assertive foreign policy.

U.N. Weighs a Ban on Weapons in Space, but U.S. Still Objects

At the United Nations Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday, the United States rejected a Russian-Chinese draft treaty banning weapons in space.