Russian President Vladimir Putin at the annual major press conference called China’s main strategic partner. According to him, the cooperation of Moscow and Beijing is a significant stabilizing factor in the international arena. Broadcast on YouTube leads TASS.
“It needs to be understood here there is no hidden meaning. We are with [the chairman of the PRC] Xi Jinpin we communicate like good friends, we have had personal trusting relationships, they help build business relationships. China – the leader of the world and Asian economy, we develop relations And in this regard, the level of economic cooperation exceeded the level to the pandemic [COVID-19]. China is number one among our trading partners, “the president said.
He added that Russia and China cooperate in all areas, including in the field of security.
“We are together developing separate high-tech weapons, we cooperate in space, in aviation, develop cooperation between the armed forces: we carry out permanent exercises, military international games, make joint patrols on the sea and air. Such a strategic partnership did not have such precedents, At least between Russia and China. This intense everyday work goes to our benefit with China and is a stabilizing factor in the international arena, “Putin said.
On December 20, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang also stated that China’s friendly relations with Russia will not weaken regardless of the situation in the international arena. He stressed that the two countries are “cohesy, like a rock,” and the Chinese-Russian friendship, transmitting from generation to generation, will always be strong.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov expressed the opinion that the international political situation pushes Russia and China to strengthen the strategic partnership. At the same time, the diplomat, Russia and the PRC, are not pursuing any geopolitical concrete plans and goals for any sovereign state.