President Xi underscored China’s readiness to deepen bilateral ties, enhance strategic coordination, and defend mutual interests…reports Asian Lite News
China has pledged to elevate its relationship with Russia to unprecedented levels in 2025, coinciding with Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US President. During a video conference on Tuesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the resilience and importance of their strategic partnership in addressing global challenges.
President Xi underscored China’s readiness to deepen bilateral ties, enhance strategic coordination, and defend mutual interests. He also highlighted the necessity of strengthening practical cooperation and advancing BRICS collaboration, while supporting the Global South’s pursuit of unity.
Putin emphasised the shared history of both countries, celebrating their joint efforts in World War II to defend national sovereignty and dignity. He expressed Russia’s commitment to working with China to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the World Anti-Fascist War and to defend the outcomes of the war. Putin also reaffirmed Russia’s intention to strengthen cooperation with China in multilateral affairs, contributing to global peace and development.
“President Xi stressed his readiness to work with President Putin and guide China-Russia relations to a new height in 2025, to respond to external uncertainties with the stability and resilience of China-Russia ties, to boost the development and prosperity of both countries, and to uphold international fairness and justice. He underscored the need for the two countries to deepen strategic coordination, firmly support each other, and defend their legitimate interests. He also noted the need to cement and expand bilateral relations with a view to deepening practical cooperation… China and Russia should also work together to advance greater BRICS cooperation and write a new chapter of the Global South pursuing strength through unity,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, President Putin noted that Russia and China always trust each other, support each other, and treat each other as equals, and that the bilateral cooperation, which serves the interests of both peoples, has remained impervious to shifts in the international landscape.
Russia further called for support for the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory and firmly opposes “Taiwan independence” in any form.
“President Putin noted that Russia and China always trust each other, support each other, and treat each other as equals, and that the bilateral cooperation, which serves the interests of both peoples, has remained impervious to shifts in the international landscape…Russia firmly supports the fact that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory and firmly opposes “Taiwan independence” in any form,” the statement added.
The yearly custom of the two leaders conversing around the new year highlights the two nations strong personal bond, particularly the timing of it this year, as it comes hours after Trump was sworn in as President.
Notably, both leaders have expressed a desire to reset strained relations with the US under the new administration, while Trump has indicated interest in engaging with or meeting both leaders early in his presidency, although it remains uncertain whether the new administration will adopt a conciliatory or tough stance toward either of these US rivals.
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