China, Russia to take comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination to new level
By
Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily
Chinese
President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from June 5 to 7 at the
invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, and attend the 23rd St.
Petersburg International Economic Forum.
2019
marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between
China and Russia. The important meeting of the two heads of state is expected
to further deepen mutual trust, enhance cooperation and strengthen friendship,
and take China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination to a
new level.
China
and Russia have worked steadily to elevate their relationship and now enjoy a
firm basis for bilateral ties.
The two
countries have upgraded their bilateral relations from
"21st-century strategic partnership centered on equality and mutual
trust" to "comprehensive
strategic partnership of coordination based on equality, mutual trust, mutual
support, common prosperity and lasting friendship". After then, the
China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination entered a new
stage.
As a
result, the relations between the two countries that deliver high-quality
performance have become a major highlight for international relations.
It is
obvious to all that China-Russia relations, maintaining stable development,
carry the common aspiration of the two peoples and conform to the common
interests of the two countries. Besides, the bilateral relations also stand as
an important strategic factor to safeguard the world peace.
The
strategic guidance of and close exchanges between the Chinese and Russian
Presidents are a powerful driving force propelling the in-depth development of
bilateral relations.
Over the
years, the two heads of state kept annual exchange of visits, and the two
countries also enjoy a tradition to support each other on holding major
international events.
This
April, Putin visited China for the second Belt and Road Forum for International
Cooperation at the invitation of Xi. The first meeting of the two heads of
state in 2019 mapped out a blue print for future development of bilateral
relations, and made a good start for the two countries to celebrate the 70th
anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Xi noted that
the relations between China and Russia have become a major-country relationship
featuring the highest degree of mutual trust, the highest level of coordination
and the highest strategic value since the two countries established diplomatic
ties 70 years ago.
Putin
said currently China-Russia comprehensive
strategic partnership of coordination has reached the highest level of history,
becoming an example of how countries should interact with each other.
As the
strategic guidance of the two heads of state has laid a solid foundation for
the further development of China-Russia relations, Xi’s upcoming visit to
Russia is widely anticipated.
Under
the care of the two heads of state, China-Russia practical cooperation has
embarked on a “fast track” of development, injecting new impetus for the
sustained, healthy, and stable progress of bilateral relations.
In 2015,
the two heads of state signed a Joint Declaration on Cooperation in
Aligning the Building of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Eurasian Economic
Union, making a new plan for bilateral relations from a strategic height.
Putin
attended both the first and second Belt and Road Forum for International
Cooperation, and new consensus was reached by the two countries on aligning their
development strategies. It demonstrates the huge potential and bright prospects
of bilateral cooperation.
Last
year, the trade volume between the two countries grew by 27.1 percent to
$107.06 billion, exceeding the $100 billion mark for the first time. The growth
was the highest in China’s trade with its top ten largest trading partners.
China
and Russia have been actively nurturing new growth points in digital economy,
small and medium enterprises, high technologies, Far East development, and
Arctic development. The mutual support and assistance of the two countries will
help them achieve common development.
Started
in 1997, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has grown into one of
Russia's most important business events. When international community is faced
with rising trade protectionism and louder voices against globalization, Xi’s
first-ever attendance to the forum fully demonstrates China's will and
responsibility to deepen win-win cooperation with the world, build an open
world economy, and promote common development.
This
year is a crucial historical juncture as it marks the 70th anniversary of the
founding of People's Republic of China and the establishment of diplomatic
relations between China and Russia.
At such
a time, Xi's upcoming visit to Russia has triggered wide expectation from the
world that the two heads of state can lead China-Russia relations to progress
with time and stimulate new vitality for bilateral ties, so as to achieve
better development of the relations and jointly create a better future of the
world.
(Zhong
Sheng is a pen name often used by People's Daily to express its views on
foreign policy.)
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