Chinese FM Wang Yi discusses strategic issues with Russia's security chief in Beijing

China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, in Beijing on Sunday.

Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, welcomed Shoigu's visit to China for a strategic dialogue as designated by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Wang noted that the world is increasingly undergoing both changes and turbulence, with the post-war international order and norms governing international relations severely impacted, and the world faces a real risk of regressing to the law of the jungle.

As major countries and permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, China and Russia have the responsibility and obligation to practice true multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the UN at its core, advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and work to build a more just and reasonable global governance system, Wang said.

China and Russia, as each other's largest neighbors and comprehensive strategic partners of coordination for a new era, should maintain close communication on major issues concerning bilateral relations, increase mutual support on issues involving each other's core interests, and safeguard their respective and common interests, Wang stated.

Both sides should strengthen strategic communication, deepen strategic coordination, and open up new horizons for China-Russia relations in the new year, he added.

Shoigu extended advanced Chinese New Year greetings for the Year of the Horse to the Chinese people. He noted that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. The bilateral relations are based on mutual respect, mutual trust, equality, and mutual benefit. 

Since the beginning of the year, the global landscape has been marked by rapid changes, with frequent emergence of security issues. Russia firmly adheres to the one-China principle, closely follows moves by hostile forces that undermine stability in the Taiwan Strait, and resolutely opposes Japan's attempts to accelerate "remilitarization." Russia is willing to continue steadfast mutual support with China, enhance bilateral cooperation, strengthen coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS, jointly maintain the momentum of high-level development in Russia-China relations, and promote a more just and equitable multipolar world and an indivisible security framework across Eurasia.

The two sides also conducted in-depth strategic communication on various international and regional issues of common concern.

(With input from Xinhua)