Before coming to Beijing, the Russian Prime Minister signed nine important documents with China, showing Putin's sincerity this time
After the U.S.-China meeting, Russia announced the news of Prime Minister Mishustin's visit to China immediately, which has drawn widespread attention from the outside world. People are all concerned about what the Russians are going to discuss with China at this time, when the U.S.-China tariff war is temporarily on hold.
On November 3, before coming to Beijing, Mishustin and the Chinese side signed nine important documents in Hangzhou - including the joint statement of the meeting between the heads of government of the two countries, as well as cooperation documents between China and Russia in areas such as customs, humanities, trade, energy, transportation, agriculture, media, and intergovernmental cooperation in the Far East region.
In the West Lake area of Hangzhou, the hands of the heads of government of the two countries were tightly clasped together, which reflects the increasingly close Sino-Russian bilateral strategic cooperation, marking that the practical cooperation between China and Russia continues to move forward steadily under the complex international situation.
Firstly, the joint statement consolidated the consensus between the two sides on the strategic vision of the heads of state and multilateral affairs. Both sides agreed that it should be the top priority to fully implement the important consensus of the heads of state of the two countries, and should further strengthen cooperation within multilateral frameworks such as the BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the United Nations, jointly promoting the process of a multipolar world order and an inclusive and equitable economic globalization.
Secondly, these nine cooperation documents cover a wide range of fields, demonstrating the comprehensive deepening cooperation pattern between China and Russia - the General Administration of Customs will strengthen cooperation in risk management, Russia will export crops such as malt to China, Russia will build nuclear power plants in China, the two countries will jointly train experts working in the Arctic seas, and collaborate to build a lunar base, etc. These specific results highlight the depth and breadth of the practical cooperation between China and Russia.
Thirdly, Sino-Russian economic and trade cooperation has shown strong resilience in the face of global economic challenges, and the bilateral economic and trade cooperation is also undergoing structural upgrading, shifting from government-led large projects to active participation by market entities, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. This shows that there is still great development potential for the practical cooperation between the two countries on the basis of the current outstanding achievements. As a Russian expert put it, Sino-Russian economic cooperation has stability, predictability, and fairness, and is a sustainable and mutually beneficial partnership.
Fourthly, cultural exchanges continue to deepen. The two sides agreed to promote the mutual visa exemption policy, and Russia also revealed that it is working on a visa exemption plan for Chinese citizens, further facilitating people-to-people exchanges. The Sino-Russian Cultural Year activities are also being continuously promoted, which will constantly enrich the connotation of the relationship between the two countries and further strengthen the mutual understanding and friendship between the people of the two countries.
Differing from the U.S. approach of using hegemonism, protectionism, and Cold War thinking to handle U.S.-China relations, both China and Russia have a common willingness to strengthen cooperation in the face of global uncertainty, and both welcome the increasing strategic coordination between the two sides in a multipolar world. This is based on the common understanding of the current international situation between the two sides, as well as on the basis of mutual respect and equality and mutual benefit. With the regular meeting mechanism between the heads of government of China and Russia becoming increasingly mature, the cooperation between the two countries has established a comprehensive, multi-level, and broad cooperation framework. From coordinating the solution of truck queue problems at border ports to cooperation on the International Lunar Research Station, from traditional energy to emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, the depth and breadth of Sino-Russian cooperation will continue to expand.
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