Russia-China cooperation on int'l stage crucial against backdrop of Western campaign to rein in both countries - Patrushev

MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - The West is waging a campaign to restrain Russia and China, which makes it all the more important to deepen interaction between the two countries, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said.

"Under conditions of the campaign launched by the collective West of dually restraining Russia and the PRC [People's Republic of China], further deepening of Russian-Chinese coordination and cooperation on international stages gains a particular meaning," Patrushev said at a meeting with member of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee Wang Yi.