Three unusual details of Xi Jinping's trip to Russia
Beijing, 3 Mar (ZXS) -- Three unusual details of Xi Jinping's visit to Russia
China News Agency reporter Guo Jinchao and Huang Yuqin
The first foreign trip since the beginning of this year, the first foreign visit since the re-election of the President of the People's Republic of China... In mid-spring, Chinese President Xi Jinping set foot on Russian soil for a three-day state visit.
After more than three years of visiting Russia again, Xi Jinping's trip to Russia has three unusual details that freeze the palpable moments of interaction between China and Russia, which are each other's largest neighbors.
On the afternoon of March 3, local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Moscow Kremlin. Putin held a grand welcome ceremony for Xi Jinping in the George Hall. This is a joint photo of the two heads of state shaking hands and taking a group photo. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
Witness a grand welcome ceremony through history
The Russian Deputy Prime Minister and other senior government officials greeted warmly by the gangway, the honor guard of the three Russian services lined up for inspection, and the military orchestra played the national anthems of China and Russia... On the afternoon of the 20th local time, Xi Jinping arrived at Vnukovo Airport by special plane, and the grand welcome ceremony became one of the most intuitive details of China-Russia relations perceived by the outside world.
In the past decade, Xi Jinping has set foot on Russian soil nine times. A decade ago, Xi Jinping, who visited Russia for the first time as Chinese president, landed at Vnukovo airport on a special plane. The airport is also like a gate, and when you open it, you can see a clear historical logic of the development of Sino-Russian relations.
On March 3, local time, President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow by special plane to pay a state visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. At about 20 p.m., Xi Jinping's special plane arrived at Moscow's Vnukovo airport. When Xi Jinping stepped out of the cabin door, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Cherneshenko and other senior government officials warmly greeted him by the gangway. The Russian side held a grand welcoming ceremony at the airport. The military band plays the national anthems of China and Russia. This is Xi Jinping's review of the honor guard of the three Russian services and watch the parade. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
Whether in the signed article before leaving or in the conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin for two consecutive days, the profound historical logic of the development of China-Russia relations is an important keyword mentioned by Xi Jinping.
How to understand the "logic of history"? During his talks with Putin, Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Russia are each other's largest neighbors, and consolidating and developing long-term good-neighborly and friendly relations with Russia conforms to historical logic and is China's strategic choice, which will not change due to a momentary event.
With the passage of time, China-Russia relations have gone through ups and downs and withstood the test of the changing international situation. Taking the 10-year as the coordinate, China and Russia have set up a model of a new type of major-country relationship featuring mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
Xi Jinping specifically mentioned a detail to Putin: "During this visit, where our motorcade passed, many Russian people showed their own hand, which made me deeply feel that China-Russia relations have a deep foundation of public opinion. "The friendship between countries lies in the affinity of the people, and China and Russia have found the correct way to get along with each other in history and practice.
On the afternoon of March 3, local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Moscow Kremlin. After the talks, the two heads of state jointly signed the Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination in the New Era and the Joint Statement of the President of the People's Republic of China and the President of the Russian Federation on the Development Plan for Key Directions of China-Russia Economic Cooperation until 21. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xie Huanchi
Signing of documents carrying the vision of cooperation
On the afternoon of the 21st local time, the Kremlin, which has a history of more than 800 years, once again witnessed an important moment in the history of Sino-Russian relations. In the Malachite Room, Xi Jinping and Putin stood up and shook hands tightly after signing two important joint statements. In the flash, another important moment in the relationship between the two countries was frozen.
The two joint statements, totaling tens of thousands of words, carry the vision of China-Russia cooperation, and many areas of practical cooperation between the two countries have been clearly planned. One of the documents details eight key directions for bilateral economic cooperation between China and Russia, and emphasizes "the commitment to significantly increase the trade volume between the two countries by 2030."
"Basically stable, complementary and resilient," Xi Jinping summed up the characteristics of all-round pragmatic cooperation between China and Russia when meeting with reporters with Putin. During the talks, Xi Jinping set out priorities for future cooperation between China and Russia, expanding cooperation in information technology, digital economy, agriculture, service trade and other fields. Putin also responded positively, hoping to promote new progress in pragmatic cooperation between the two countries.
On the morning of March 3, local time, President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mishustin at the Government Building of the Russian Federation. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao
When meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mishustin, Xi Jinping focused on practical cooperation. In this regard, Mishustin specifically said, "Today I led almost all important cabinet members of the Russian government to meet with President Xi Jinping." Seven Russian deputy prime ministers attended the meeting, and this arrangement also showed from the side that there is a strong willingness to strengthen practical cooperation.
As the largest neighbors and major emerging market countries, China and Russia are fellow travelers on the road of development and revitalization. During the visit, the two sides also signed a number of bilateral cooperation documents in agriculture, forestry, basic scientific research, market supervision and media. Behind the signing of documents carrying the vision of cooperation is the epitome of the endogenous driving force for the development of bilateral relations.
Convey the voice of peace of reason
"We believe that the more difficult it is, the more space must be left for peace; The sharper the contradictions, the more we must not give up our efforts at dialogue. ”
On the afternoon of the 20th local time, Xi Jinping, who had just arrived in Moscow, met with Putin in the Kremlin at his request, and the two sides exchanged views on the Ukraine issue in depth.
The voice of peace and reason conveyed by Xi Jinping's statement has once again been keenly captured by the outside world. As the Ukraine crisis drags on, how the Chinese and Russian heads of state will communicate has always been one of the focuses of the international community.
In fact, the Chinese and Russian heads of state have focused on the Ukraine crisis in many meetings and phone calls. On the second day of the conflict, Xi Jinping made it clear during a phone call with Putin that China supported Russia and Ukraine to solve the problem through negotiations.
Persuading peace and promoting talks is China's consistent position on the Ukraine issue. During his visit to Russia, Xi Jinping specifically pointed out during his meeting with Putin that not long ago, China issued a special position paper calling for a political solution to the Ukrainian crisis. Putin also responded that Russia has carefully studied China's position paper on the political settlement of the Ukrainian issue.
The consensus formed by the interaction between the two sides was also written into the joint statement signed by the Chinese and Russian heads of state. In the statement, the two sides stressed that responsible dialogue is the best way to solve the problem steadily, and the Russian side welcomes China's willingness to play an active role in resolving the Ukrainian crisis through political and diplomatic means, as well as the constructive propositions set out in the document "China's Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukrainian Crisis".
At present, more than a year after the escalation of the crisis in Ukraine, peaceful and rational voices are constantly accumulating, and most countries support easing tensions, advocate persuasion and talks, and oppose adding fuel to the fire. "Always firmly stand on the side of peace, stand on the side of dialogue, stand on the right side of history", the voice of peace and reason from China is clearly conveyed to the world through this visit. (End)