China and Russia sign agreement

On Tuesday, China and Russia signed an agreement on “Reasonable Utilization and Protection of Trans-boundary Waters.”  The agreement states “the two countries have entered a new phase of cooperation in water use and protection and will further promote Sino-Russian strategic partnership of coordination.”  China and Russia share 3,500 kilometers of trans-border waterways which include Ergun, Heilongjiang and Wusuli rivers and Xingkai Lake.