Putin calls for measures to counter Western sanctionsXi meets Vietnam's National Assembly chairmanOfficial urges more efforts to boost crossFM envisions ties with Benin, League of Arab StatesChina, France pledge closer tiesBeijing slams Washington on illegal claims of demarcation of seabedChina condemns terrorist attack in PakistanExperts: Lavrov trip eyes global agendaChinese Embassy strongly condemns UK's baseless cyberattack accusationsXi calls for closer ties with Vietnam