2008-05-08 00:03:28 Xinhua English
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BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia's new President Dmitry Medvedev will pay a state visit to China from May 23 to 24, at the invitation of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the announcement at a regular press conference on Thursday afternoon.
Medvedev was sworn in as Russian president on Wednesday, succeeding Vladimir Putin two months after he swept the country's presidential election.