BEIJING: China and Russia will build one of the largest ports in northeast Asia on Russia’s Sea of Japan coast, reports said, in a further sign of the powerhouses’ growing alliance.

The seaport is expected to be able to handle some 60 million tons of cargo a year, China’s state-run People’s Daily Online reported late on Wednesday ­—comparable to Britain’s busiest port Immingham or Le Havre in France, according to European Commission statistics.

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