China stands ready to work with Russia to promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction, senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi said on Monday.

Yang, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a meeting with Andrey Denisov, the outgoing Russian Ambassador to China in Beijing.

He spoke highly of the contributions Denisov has made to the healthy and stable development of the relations between China and Russia.

Denisov said he has personally seen the tremendous achievements China has made in economic and social development over the past 20 years, and pledged that he is willing to keep contributing to the development of bilateral ties.

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