Before his visit to China, Putin delivered a video speech, with the main points as follows:

▪️ Relations between Russia and China have reached an unprecedented height;

▪️ Friendly exchanges between Russia and China help both sides plan and implement the most ambitious future development blueprints;

▪️ Moscow and Beijing are working together to deepen bilateral cooperation and comprehensively promote the development of both countries;

▪️ Russia and China are ready to support each other on key issues, including safeguarding national sovereignty;

▪️ Both countries are confident about the future, actively expanding cooperation in political, economic, defense, and other fields, and encouraging people-to-people exchanges;

▪️ The visa-free policy with China is promoting tourism and business travel;

▪️ Russia and China are advancing large-scale cooperative projects in multiple important areas;

▪️ Trade volume between Russia and China continues to grow, having already surpassed $200 billion;

▪️ Settlements between Russia and China are almost entirely conducted in rubles and renminbi;

▪️ The Russian people hold great respect for China's history and culture. Russia

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