Xi Jinping calls China-Russia ties 'precious' in current international context

Chinese leader Xi Jinping lauds the 'precious' and resilient nature of the strategic partnership with Russia during high-level talks in Beijing. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Xi Jinping calls China-Russia ties 'precious' in current international context

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, in a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing, declared the relationship between China and Russia a "precious" asset in the current international context. The high-level discussion, held on Tuesday, underscored the continued diplomatic alignment between the two major powers. Xi emphasized that the strong vitality and exemplary significance of the bilateral Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation stand out even more prominently against the contemporary global backdrop. The meeting between President Xi and the Kremlin's top diplomat signals a sustained commitment to deepening strategic coordination, despite mounting Western pressure on Russia over its war in Ukraine. Lavrov's visit to Beijing, part of a broader diplomatic tour, serves to reinforce the partnership at a critical juncture. Analysts view the talks as a deliberate demonstration of solidarity, aimed at presenting a unified front and countering what both nations often describe as a U.S.-led hegemonic international order. The treaty referenced by Xi, signed in 2001 and extended indefinitely in 2021, forms the legal and political bedrock of the "comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era." It commits both nations to mutual support on core interests, including sovereignty and territorial integrity, and pledges non-aggression. In recent years, its provisions have been invoked to justify close cooperation across military, economic, and technological spheres, culminating in a "no limits" partnership declared just weeks before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. While China has positioned itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine conflict, offering a peace plan and calling for dialogue, its economic and diplomatic lifeline to Moscow has drawn intense scrutiny from the United States and European allies. Bilateral trade has soared, hitting a record $240 billion in 2023, with Chinese exports of dual-use goods providing critical support to Russia's industrial and defense sectors. This economic interdependence, coupled with regular joint military exercises, substantiates the "strong vitality" cited by the...

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