According to a joint statement issued after the two leaders held talks in the Kremlin during Xi’s state visit to Russia, Beijing and Moscow will deepen relations in all areas, including military ties, and “strengthen coordination in order to decisively counter Washington’s course of ‘dual containment’ of Russia and China”.
The two countries also agreed to further deepen their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era.
The president said he held “in-depth, cordial and fruitful” talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
“Just now, I held in-depth, cordial and fruitful talks with President Putin. We have reached many new and important consensuses,” Xi said.
He also said China-Russia ties have injected “positive energy” into a world in turmoil.
The two countries “have continued to deepen political mutual trust and strategic cooperation… and injected valuable stability and positive energy into an international situation full of interwoven turmoil,” Xi said.
The two sides signed a series of cooperation documents.
Xi also urged China and Russia to jointly promote the correct historical perspective on the Second World War.
“Facing the countercurrent of unilateralism and bullying internationally, China will work with Russia to shoulder the special responsibilities as world powers and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
“We should jointly promote the correct view of the history of World War II, safeguard the authority and status of the United Nations, resolutely defend the rights and interests of China, Russia and the vast majority of developing countries, and work together to promote an equal, orderly, multipolar, and inclusive economic globalisation.”
The president will be among more than 20 foreign leaders attending a military parade in Russia on Friday marking 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany.
China and Russia also slammed US President Donald Trump’s plan for an Iron Dome-like missile defence system, calling it “deeply destabilising”.
The plan “explicitly provides for a significant strengthening of the arsenal for conducting combat operations in space”, a joint statement said. (Agencies)
