Wang described relations with Moscow as "the most high-level and most enriched strategic partnership in China's foreign relations".

Li Jianmin, an expert in Russian studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that although Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will also attend the opening ceremony in Sochi, there is no possibility of a meeting with Xi.

The Chinese government has said that Abe's December visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead including high-ranking war criminals, has closed the door on dialogue.

Questions:

1. Why is President Xi’s going to Sochi, Russia?

2. When are the Winter Olympics?

3. What did Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei say about the president’s trip?

Answers:

1. To attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics.

2. Feb. 7-23.

3. The trip "fully shows China's support of Russia and reflects friendship between the two heads of state," he said.

About the broadcaster:

Anne Ruisi is an editor at China Daily online with more than 30 years of experience as a newspaper editor and reporter. She has worked at newspapers in the U.S., including The Birmingham News in Alabama and City Newspaper of Rochester, N.Y.

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