Global Times: Usher in a New Future for Sound and Steady Growth of China-Russia Relations
The leaders are expected to map out future cooperation as bilateral trade rose nearly 20% in January-April, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing for a two-day visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to draw up a blueprint for bilateral relations and oversee document signings spanning economy, energy, and transport.
- This year marks the 30th anniversary of the China-Russia strategic partnership, as the neighbors share a border of over 4,300 kilometers and stand at the forefront of major-country relations.
- Bilateral trade volume increased by nearly 20 percent from January to April 2026, while the 10th China-Russia Expo in Harbin attracted more than 1,500 companies from 46 countries and regions.
- Twenty-Five years ago, the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation enshrined the concept of "everlasting friendship and never treating each other as enemy" in law, providing the legal foundation for bilateral ties.
- As permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, both powers maintain close coordination within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and BRICS to promote a fairer international order and safeguard global strategic stability.
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Global Times: Usher in a new future for sound and steady growth of China-Russia relations
Beijing, CHINA / Storyteller / May 21, 2026 /
The image is already ritual: Vladimir Putin descends from the presidential plane in Beijing and embraces Xi Jinping before the cameras. But the bottom line — the more than 40 agreements signed on Wednesday — reveals a qualitative leap. It is not a protocol visit. It is the consolidation of the Russia-China alliance as the backbone of an alternative international order. The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline and the new payment mechanisms in national cu…
China Russia sign 42 agreements, strengthening ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China and Russia should advance the development and renewal of both nations through a higher level of comprehensive strategic coordination. Xi noted that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination and the 25th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. 40 agreements signed: Both the coun…
RUSSIA, CHINA SIGN OVER 40 DOCUMENTS SPANNING ECONOMY, ENERGY, TRANSPORT, GLOBAL COOPERATION
Wed 20 May 2026: Russia and China signed over 40 documents spanning economy, energy, transport, and international cooperation following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday. The Kremlin said in a statement that 22 documents were signed at a special ceremony at the end of the […]
The delegations of Russia and China, led by the leaders of the two countries, are meeting to formalize new treaties and renew previous commitments to cooperation in various areas; in total, more than 40 documents are expected to be signed.
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