Mr Putin says he wants to increase trade between Russia and China to $200bn (£130bn) by 2020
China and Russia have reinforced their opposition to foreign intervention in Syria, as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing.
Russia-China unity on Syria as Putin arrives in Beijing
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said both countries remain opposed to forced regime change and urged support for UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan.
Mr Putin is at the beginning of a three-day visit to China to bolster relations and attend a security summit.
Both countries have twice blocked UN resolutions critical of Damascus.
Beijing currently holds the UN Security Council's rotating presidency, and Russia and China have long resisted pressure to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power amid ongoing unrest.
The statement came as Syria announced that ambassadors from several Western states and Turkey are unwelcome (personae non gratae).
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Analysis
Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing
With the situation in Syria deteriorating, Russia and China are once again coming under pressure from other world leaders to help stop the conflict.
They favour a peace plan put forward by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan. But that now looks to be unravelling.
Up until now, these two countries have acted in unison on this issue. But that might be tested if the violence in Syria continues.
Although, the leaders are expected to discuss the sale of more oil, gas and coal to China, that is likely to be overshadowed by the talks on Syria.
There were also reports of fresh violence around Syria, further raising questions about the viability of Mr Annan's peace plan.
Syria's rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Monday it was no longer committed to the nominal ceasefire.
Energy talks
Energy and foreign policy expected to dominate the agenda of Mr Putin's trip to China.
The Russian president said ahead of the trip that he wanted to further boost booming bilateral trade, which reached $84bn (£55bn) last year.
The Russian leader is taking to Beijing six cabinet ministers, the head of gas giant Gazprom and other energy companies.
Some 17 major business and trade deals between Russia and China are expected to be signed in Beijing, Mr Putin's aides say.
But it remains unclear whether this will include a long-awaited gas agreement that would allow Moscow to supply some 70bn cubic metres (2472bn cubic ft) of gas to its neighbour.
Latest reports suggest that pricing disagreements remain between Russia and China - the world's biggest producer and consumer of energy respectively.
On the eve of the visit, Mr Putin told China's state media that he wanted to increase bilateral trade to $100bn in 2015 and $200bn by 2020.
He said the target could be achieved "ahead of schedule".
On Wednesday, Mr Putin will meet Vice-Premier Li Keqiang, who is tipped to be the next premier, and Xi Jinping, who is expected to become the next president after a stage-managed leadership change later this year.
While in China, Mr Putin will also attend a regional security summit on Thursday.
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Today is
Russia & China Leadership Value Business
Over Life
With the entire world watching the atrocities taking place in Syria, 2 Countries plays the "business as usual game", even while human lives are being murdered as they "chat" about business ventures, while negating actions by the United Nations.
Oil, Energy Resources, & Weapons are the subjects that matter to China & Russia Leadership and not the lives of the citizens of Syria, which also reflects the way that these two countries value their own citizens.
What continues to be on display for all the world's citizens to see..., as the Arab Countries Citizens peacefully request that their long time leaders leave, the true conscientious undeniable feelings of all leaders, regarding their citizens and their true value that the leaders feel for the citizens, is evident in the lack of demands for peace for the citizens of Syria, by leaders of other nations.
In addition to the realization that Arab Leaders are all insensitive and inhumane barbaric people, we are also becoming aware of the degree to which leaders of other nations would support these flawed Arab leaders.
When a leader of a outside nation, refuse to chastise a Arab leader who allows abuses of his citizens, or orders the abuse of his citizens, then the leader of the outside nation character is on display.
Power Corrupts, Money Corrupts, and Self Worship Corrupts, which are all the things that are at the feet of all leaders around the world, but the ones who display human values are the ones that refuse to stand beside a leader who fails to represent his own citizens.
China & Russia Leaders Humanitarian Values have been exposed, and it is now the responsibility of the citizens of these countries to hold their leaders accountable..
China & Russian Citizens are witnessing the same abuses, murders, torture and destruction of Syrian Woman and Children that every nation in the world are watching, and I hold all the citizens of China & Russia accountable for their lack of actions to force their leaders to stop defending the atrocities that are taking place in Syria.
The Citizens of every nation..., make the nation what it is, because if you remove the citizens of a nation, leaving only the leaders in place, the leaders will starve, because they are incapable of hard work.
It's time for all the citizens of the world to realize that you are the nation, and if your leaders are appointed or elected, they are nothing without you.
The Syrian Citizens need the help of all citizens of the world, because if any nation in the world chose to remove it's leader, and the leader orders the military to kill the citizens, it is the responsibility of all the other nations to come to the citizens of Syrian's defense.
Leaders around the world are displaying their flaws, and if your leader isn't attempting to help the U.N., then you are witnessing how your leader feels about the citizens of your own country.
Take Action by telling your leaders that the Syrian Citizens need your countries' help, and a money deal isn't worth lives of woman and children.
In My Opinion
ASMFMB
6/5/2012
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