Foreign Ministry: China and Russia are true partners that cannot be separated and crushed

Beijing, 19 Nov (Xinhua) -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on 19 November that China and Russia are good neighbors who cannot be moved away, and they are also true partners that cannot be dismantled or crushed. The two sides will continue to abide by the consensus of "four firm mutual supports", move forward firmly in the general direction drawn by the two heads of state, and constantly enrich and expand the strategic connotation of Sino-Russian relations in the new era.

At a regular press conference on the same day, a reporter asked: According to reports, on the 18th, Russian President Putin spoke highly of Sino-Russian relations at the enlarged meeting of the Russian Foreign Ministry and Ministerial Council, stressing that the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination can be called a model of efficient cooperation between states in the 21st century, and although not all countries are happy to see the smooth development of Russian-Chinese relations, the Russian side will still strengthen cooperation with China in the political and economic fields, deepen international cooperation, and jointly deal with the above-mentioned attempts at divergence and differentiation. What is China's comment on this?

Zhao Lijian said: President Putin's positive statement on Sino-Russian relations once again reflects the great importance that the Russian side, especially President Putin himself, attaches to the development of relations with China, and once again shows that the two countries are giving priority to each other's diplomacy, and the Chinese side highly values this.

"In the joint statement on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation jointly issued by the two heads of state in June this year, the two sides clearly reaffirmed that Russia needs a prosperous and stable China, and China needs a strong and successful Russia." He said: Sino-Russian relations, whether in the past, at present or in the future, will be based on the principles of treating each other as equals, maintaining a high degree of mutual trust, and safeguarding each other's core interests.

Zhao Lijian stressed: China and Russia are good neighbors that cannot be moved away, and they are also true partners that cannot be dismantled or crushed, and the development of a high-level strategic partnership of coordination between the two countries is a long-term strategic choice based on their respective national conditions. "We do not seek a 'small circle' where the party is fighting with the other, and we do not eat the set of divisive divisions. The two sides will continue to abide by the consensus of the 'four mutual firm support', move forward firmly in the general direction drawn by the two heads of state, continuously enrich and expand the strategic connotation of China-Russia relations in the new era, work together to build a new type of major country relationship that transcends ideological and historical and cultural differences, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. ”