Chinese President Xi Jinping writing article for Rossiyskaya Gazeta. He called the friendship between China and Russia “enduring”, referred to the record trade turnover between the countries and also discussed the conditions for overcoming the crisis in Ukraine. What else is said in the article by Xi Jinping – in the material of RTVI.
About the visit to Russia
The leader of the People’s Republic of China has named strengthening friendship, cooperation and peace between countries as the goals of his trip to Russia.
“I stand ready to work with President Vladimir Putin on new plans and measures to open up new prospects for China-Russia relations, comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation,” Xi said.
He noted that he had visited Russia eight times in the past ten years, and that these trips “always give great pleasure and results”. According to the head of the PRC, thanks to these visits, Beijing and Moscow “opened a new chapter in the annals of Sino-Russian relations”.
On relations with Russia
The path of Russian-Chinese relations for 70 years has been “very difficult”, their current level “has not been easy”, Xi Jinping said. This is why, according to him, “it is necessary to carefully preserve the unfailing friendship” between the countries.
China and Russia now display “mature and stable” relations, which “serve as a benchmark for a new type of interstate relations”, underlined the Chinese president.
“The parties are taking effective measures to implement genuine multipolarity, develop universal human values and advocate the formation of a new type of international relations and a community with a common destiny for mankind,” the official said. Chinese leader in an article.
According to him, China and Russia regard their relationship as one of the main priorities of diplomacy and also adhere to the “concept of eternal friendship”. Xi Jinping called the principles of “non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-direction against third parties” the fundamental principles of relations between countries.
“History and practice show that against the backdrop of global turmoil, China-Russia relations have stood the test as we have embarked on the right path of building state-to-state ties,” Jinping added.
On economic relations with Russia
China has been Russia’s largest trading partner for 13 years. At the end of 2022, trade between the two countries stood at a record $190 billion, the Chinese leader said.
He called for an increase in the scale of trade, urged finding new growth points, as well as combining traditional trade and new forms of cooperation between countries.
Xi Jinping also affirmed the need to, among other things, restore tourism between countries, organize summer schools and joint training for young people.
About the conflict in Ukraine
Xi Jinping stressed that China takes an objective and impartial stance” and “makes active efforts to promote reconciliation and peace talks.”
The Chinese leader repeated the main ideas of the peace plan for Ukraine, which Beijing unveiled on the anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities.
“Complex problems don’t have simple solutions,” the Chinese leader said in the article.
“We are convinced that a rational way out of the Ukrainian crisis and a path to lasting peace and universal security in the world will be found if everyone is guided by the concept of common, comprehensive, joint and lasting security, and continues dialogue and consultations. equally, cautiously and pragmatically,” said Xi Jinping.
About views on the world order
The Chinese president called multipolarity, economic globalization and democratization of international relations an “irreversible trend”. According to Xi Jinping, Russia and China are making joint efforts to promote these phenomena.
According to him, the serious damage to the world is caused by “hegemony, despotism and persecution”. The Chinese leader stressed that there is no world order where “the decisive word belongs to an individual country”.
“The international community is well aware that no country in the world is superior to all the others. <…> Solidarity and peace on the planet without dividing lines or upheavals meet the common interests of all mankind,” said Xi Jinping.Vladimir Putin also wrote an article for Chinese readers. It was published on the third page of People's Daily on Monday.