BEIJING, March 22 (Xinhua) -- While Chinese President Xi Jinping travelled to Russia on a state visit, some Western politicians and media outlets are hyping up claims that China is standing with Russia regarding the Ukraine crisis. However, it is unnecessary for the West to be sceptical of closer China-Russia relations.
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Russia from March 20 to 22 at the invitation of his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. During the first day of Xi's trip of friendship, cooperation and peace, he met with Putin at the Kremlin, during which Xi not only had an in-depth and candid exchange on China-Russia relations and issues of mutual interest with the Russian president, but also stressed China's position on the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
A section between Tai'an, east China's Shandong province and Taixing, east China's Jiangsu province of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline project is under construction. (Photo from the website of PipeChina) China and Russia are each other's largest neighbors and major emerging markets, and the cooperation between the two countries boasts strong resilience, ample potential and wide space.
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on his arrival in Moscow, Russia, March 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Hong) On the afternoon of March 21 local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly signed and released the Joint Statement of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era.
