China News Service, March 7 (Xinhua) The second session of the 14th National People's Congress held a press conference on March 7. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, answered questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on issues related to "China's foreign policy and external relations."
On March 7, the second session of the 14th National People's Congress held a press conference in Beijing. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, answered questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on issues related to "China's foreign policy and external relations."
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Reporter from Russia Today International News Agency: This year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and China.
Over the years, bilateral relations have reached an unprecedented level of development.
In your opinion, under the current conditions of global transformation in international relations, how can the potential of Russia-China cooperation be most effectively explored?
Wang Yi: Under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Putin, the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era has maintained high-level operations.
Political mutual trust between the two sides continues to deepen, mutually beneficial cooperation complements each other's advantages, and people-to-people exchanges are enthusiastic.
Last year, the trade volume between the two sides reached a record high of 240 billion U.S. dollars, achieving the goal of 200 billion U.S. dollars ahead of schedule.
Russian natural gas has entered thousands of households in China, and Chinese cars are driving in the streets of Russia, which fully demonstrates the strong resilience and broad prospects of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries.
Maintaining and developing China-Russia relations is a strategic choice made by both sides based on the fundamental interests of the two peoples. It is also an inevitable requirement in line with the general trend of world development.
As the world's major powers and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, China and Russia have created a new paradigm of major power relations that is completely different from the old Cold War era. On the basis of non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting of third parties, China and Russia adhere to permanent good-neighborliness and friendship. Deepen comprehensive strategic collaboration.
In today's world, hegemony is unpopular, division has no future, major powers should not confront each other, and the Cold War cannot be repeated.
Sino-Russian relations conform to the trend of the times of world multipolarity and democratization of international relations, and are of great value to maintaining global strategic stability, promoting healthy interaction between major powers, and promoting cooperation among emerging major powers.
This year, China-Russia relations celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The two sides will also jointly host the China-Russia Cultural Year. The relations between the two countries are facing new development opportunities.
China is willing to work with Russia to further cultivate new momentum for cooperation and continuously consolidate the foundation of friendship between the two peoples.
Russia serves as the rotating chair of the BRICS this year, and China will also take over the rotating chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the second half of the year. The two sides will strengthen international multilateral collaboration, practice true multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core, and safeguard regional and Global security and stability.