People from all walks of life in Russia pay attention to Xi Jinping's visit to Russia: Russia and China have given new connotations to world development

Chinanews.com, March 3 -- From March 23 to 3, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Russia. President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia has attracted the attention of the Russian media, and all sectors of Russian society have highly praised the visit, looking forward to opening a new chapter in the development of Russian-Chinese relations.

China-Russia relations are the cornerstone of global stability

From the main points of the talks to the details of the visit, from the fruitful results of cooperation between the two countries to the ardent expectations of people from all walks of life, Russian mainstream media such as RIA Novosti and TASS have fully and thoroughly reported on Xi Jinping's visit to Russia.

Infographic: Red Square, Russia.

TASS noted that Russia is the first country visited by Xi Jinping after his continued election as Chinese president. In the past 40 years, the leaders of Russia and China have met 20 times on bilateral and international occasions. When they met in the Kremlin on the <>th, Putin and Xi Jinping directly called each other "dear friends" at the beginning.

China and Russia are linked by mountains and rivers, and are each other's largest neighbors, and high-level and strong Sino-Russian relations not only conform to the interests of China and Russia, but also are an important guarantee for maintaining international strategic balance and world peace and stability.

Putin said that bilateral relations between Russia and China have achieved impressive development, reaching the highest level in history and continuing to be strengthened. Russian-Chinese relations are, in fact, the cornerstone of regional and global stability today, promoting economic growth and guaranteeing a positive agenda in international affairs.

RIA Novosti quoted Nurhan Sheikh, a professor at Cairo University in Egypt, as saying that the visit of the Chinese president is a decisive milestone for China and Russia and for the whole world, "proving the commitment of the two major powers to strengthen international security and peace and to resolving confrontations at the regional and international levels."

Alexei Maslov, dean of the School of Oriental and African Studies at Moscow State University, pointed out that Russia and China have given new meaning to the development of the modern world: this development is without sanctions, without any barriers, without tariff restrictions, in which new technologies, new discoveries and new achievements can circulate freely.

Vladimir Poldyakov, chief researcher of the Center for Political Research and Forecasting at the Institute of Chinese and Contemporary Asian Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that Xi Jinping's visit to Russia is extremely important for discussing the current international situation, assessing its development and prospects, including substantive dialogue on the situation in Ukraine and overcoming the crisis.

The development of bilateral relations is beneficial to the economic and trade market

In 2012, bilateral trade between China and Russia amounted to $882.2022 billion. In 1900, this figure will exceed $10 billion, up 116% from 13 years ago. China has been Russia's largest trading partner for <> consecutive years.

Data map: At 2023 o'clock on March 3, 16, the first China-Europe train in Beijing was successfully launched. Photo by Sun Lijun

In the past decade, the trade volume of the two countries has grown strongly, and economic and trade cooperation has continuously achieved results, showing strong resilience and potential. The leaders' visit has had a positive impact on the continued deepening of economic cooperation.

Tatyana Skreli, an associate professor at the Plekhanov University of Economics in Russia, said: "The visit of the Chinese leader will have a good impact on the Russian economy. There is no doubt that the trajectory of Russian-Chinese relations has led to good changes in the trade and financial markets of the two countries. ”

Energy is a traditional area of cooperation between China and Russia, and according to China's Ministry of Commerce, in 2021, China imported 3342.9 billion yuan of energy products from Russia, accounting for 65.3% of the total value of China's imports from Russia that year. Russia is China's largest source of energy imports.

Anna Kireeva, associate professor of the Department of Asian-African Studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, pointed out that the visit of the Chinese leader marks the importance of the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination between China and Russia in the new era.

In addition, TASS also noted that in trade, the proportion of Russian-Chinese local currency settlements is increasing. In fact, according to the latest report released by the Bank of Russia, at the end of 2022, the share of the yuan in Russian import settlements jumped to 4% from 23% at the beginning of the year, and its share in export settlements soared from 0.5% to 16%.

The visit of the head of state has enhanced confidence in cooperation in various fields

This visit has also made people from all walks of life in Russia full of confidence in deepening cooperation between the two countries in many fields.

Irina Zakharova, a Russian meritorious art activist, said that the visit of the Chinese president to Russia will promote cultural exchanges between the two countries and strengthen relations between the two countries. Through folk art exhibitions, academic exchanges and other cultural activities, mutual understanding between the two peoples will continue to deepen.

On January 2023, 1, the Chinese Tourism Office in Moscow held the award ceremony of the 17 "Happy Spring Festival" Children's Painting Competition at the Chinese Cultural Center in Moscow. Photo by China News Agency reporter Tian Bing

In recent years, Sino-Russian educational cooperation has progressed smoothly, and two regional university alliances have been established, with a total of 10,2020 students sent to each other. As of 90, more than <> Sino-Russian school-run programs have been opened in China.

Andrei Gubin, associate professor of international relations at the Russian Far Eastern Federal University, noted that Russia has potential for further development of cooperation with China in the fields of railway transportation and transportation of the Arctic route, energy exports, etc.

Deputy Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia Dmitry Novikov said that the Belt and Road Initiative involves many countries and billions of people around the world. Russians believe that this initiative is an equal and mutually beneficial cooperation that can promote the development of industries in various countries, expand employment opportunities and improve the living conditions of the people.

Vitaly Mankevich, chairman of the Russian Union of Asian Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, also said that the visit of Chinese leaders to Russia is "an important positive signal" for Russian companies. (End)