With closer cooperation and exchanges between China and Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov came to China again six months later.
This time, the Chinese leader personally met him at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
During this meeting, Lavrov said a sentence that set the tone for the future progress of Sino-Russian relations, that is, an important principle of Russia's foreign policy is the consolidation of relations with China.
This sentence almost clearly indicates that the exchanges and cooperation between China and Russia will be more in-depth in the future.
The reason why Russia has such an attitude is also inseparable from the complex and changeable order of the international community and the common challenges faced by China and Russia.
At present, there are many regional conflicts and wars in the international community, such as the Russia-Ukraine war, the Palestinian-Israeli war, and the Myanmar civil war...... All kinds of contradictions and conflicts are constantly fermenting and showing a tendency to expand.
And as early as the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, in order to target Russia, the United States and many European countries imposed a series of sanctions on Russia.
You must know that in the past ten years, the United States and the West have imposed nearly 20,000 sanctions on Russia, of which 86% of the sanctions have been imposed on Russia in the past two years.
This also means that the extent and scale of sanctions against Russia this time are far larger than before, involving almost all walks of life.
Among them, the most important financial, energy, export controls, etc., have been completely blocked, which can be said to have completely stucked the Russian economy.
Not only that, but they have even frozen all the overseas funds of all Russian high-ranking officials, companies, business tycoons and other important people.
Under these circumstances, Russia has paid a lot of costs in order to protect its own domestic economy and people's livelihood.
And China is one of the most suitable friends that Russia chooses in the face of a crisis. 、
Like Russia, China has also borne tremendous pressure from the United States in recent years, and the technological blockade in the field of high-precision technology has made China's industrial upgrading face more suffering.
And the uncertainty about America's attitude toward China has also caused China to lose trust in the United States.
Russia is a major exporter of resources, and a large part of the country's economy is sustained by resource exports.
However, due to sanctions imposed by the United States and European countries, many of Russia's resources are facing the dilemma of not being able to be exported.
As a major producer, China has a huge demand for resources and raw materials, and China has the world's largest consumer market.
The economies of the two countries complement each other, and the international community is facing encirclement and interception from the same forces.
Under these circumstances, the two sides began to seek a deeper level and degree of cooperation.
During the meeting, China and Russia once again exchanged principles and benchmarks for cooperation and exchanges in Sino-Russian relations.
The Chinese leader pointed out that China never interferes in the internal affairs of other countries and supports the Russian people in embarking on a development path suited to their own national conditions.
The Chinese leaders also expressed deep support for Russia's insistence on fighting terrorism in order to maintain domestic social order and stability and the peace and happiness of the Russian people.
In China's current foreign relations, Sino-Russian relations are also a highly valued link.
The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia, and the development of China-Russia relations has become closer and closer in the face of joint pressure from foreign forces.
In order to realize the great ideal of a community with a shared future for mankind, China and Russia also need to find the most suitable path in this increasingly turbulent society and set a perfect example for countries around the world.
At a time when society is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, China and Russia are able to conclude close cooperation under such circumstances, and they will undoubtedly have a stronger ability to adapt to changes in the external situation.
In fact, Russia's attitude toward China during this visit to China is also predictable.
From March 15 to 17 this year, Russia began this year's general election, which was also the first after the promulgation of the draft amendment to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.
The outcome of this election was also expected by everyone, after all, Russia's current situation in the international community is not safe, and Putin's leadership is obviously necessary for Russia's future development.
After successfully winning this election, Putin did not forget about China, and directly stated that Sino-Russian relations are now a stabilizing factor in the international community.
This also means that Putin, as the leader of Russia, has always been positive and optimistic about Sino-Russian relations.
In Putin's view, China and Russia are in a similar position in the international community. And they have the same interests, and the relationship between the two sides happens to be complementary, which is why the Sino-Russian relationship is still strong today.
In order to show the unstoppable cooperative relationship between China and Russia, Putin also specifically mentioned the Taiwan issue in his speech, and firmly stated that Taiwan has been an inseparable part of China since ancient times.
It is clear that Russia's attitude towards China has always been positive and seeks cooperation.
However, in the mouths of many Western countries, Sino-Russian relations are like some kind of "beast of prey" and a union of hegemonic powers.
Even the United States has said that close exchanges between China and Russia will bring damage to the core interests of the United States, and even the analogy of Taiwan's significance to China to the United States is simply irrelevant.
However, the more external forces oppose it, the more it verifies the importance of the choice of China and Russia, and the more the enemy opposes, the more it means that the right path is taken.
What's more, there is an old saying in China since ancient times - the enemy of an enemy is a friend.
Both China and Russia are aware of this, so both sides have a positive and enterprising attitude towards future cooperation.
During this meeting, the two sides once again emphasized the principle of the development of Sino-Russian relations, that is, equality and mutual benefit.
Exchanges between China and Russia must be carried out in the spirit of equality, openness, transparency and inclusiveness, and work together to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's remarks also sent a strong signal that relations between China and Russia will have more positive progress in the future, and Lavrov's arrival this time is also to prepare for Putin's visit to China in advance.
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