Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in Beijing on December 20 with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.Mishustin is on the final day of a two-day visit to China. During talks with Xi, the Russian prime minister spoke about the importance of strengthening ties between Moscow and Beijing and what he said was the strategic partnership between the two countries.The world’s second-largest economy has emerged as a major economic lifeline for Russia which is under Western sanctions amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.China-Russia trade hit $218.2 billion during January-November, recent Chinese customs data shows. Chinese shipments to Russia rose 34% to $10.3 billion in November from a year earlier, doubling the growth rate of 17% in October, Reuters calculations based on customs data show.