Q2. China-Russia cooperation is thriving. Last year, bilateral trade exceeded US$244 billion, reaching a historic high. What do you think is the code to success that enables China-Russia cooperation to be so productive despite external disturbances? What are the priorities in the bilateral cooperation going forward?

Wang Yi: In the past decades, China and Russia, through joint efforts, have seen bountiful results in their cooperation that has been growing in size, strength and scope. From the 156 key projects carried out in China with Soviet aid decades back to the US$244.8 billion in bilateral trade today, from the Russian agricultural products on Chinese dinner tables to the Chinese cars on Russian streets, China-Russia cooperation has kept reaching greater depths and heights, injecting powerful dynamism to the growth of the bilateral relations.

Despite the current headwinds in global development, China-Russia cooperation has been making headway and maintaining a good momentum underpinned by stable scale and quality enhancement. This is first and foremost attributable to the stewardship of the two presidents. President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin have maintained close interactions, and laid out the top-level design for China-Russia relations in the new era, providing a solid strategic safeguard. Secondly, it is based on the shared need for development. China and Russia are fellow companions on the path of development and rejuvenation, sharing a boundary of more than 4,300 kilometers, and boasting mutually complementary strengths and enormous potential and space for cooperation. Thirdly, it is driven by a steady force from within. China-Russia cooperation aims to benefit the people of the two countries, and operates under a well-developed framework of mechanisms. No matter what kind of external interference or pressure there may have been, China and Russia have always been able to overcome difficulties and keep the cooperation from veering off course or losing speed. Fourthly, it is grounded in a solid popular foundation. The Chinese and Russian peoples have shared historical memories, similar values and ideals, and a deep, long-standing friendship. They set great store by their mutually beneficial cooperation, and stand together as an enduring source of dynamism for bilateral cooperation.

If we compare China-Russia cooperation to a high-speed train, it is a train that stays on track and races on at an unfaltering pace, through every landscape and in any weather. Facing a turbulent and changing world, China-Russia cooperation will continue going forward on track, and focus on realizing three goals: First, building a strong material foundation for the bilateral relations. China and Russia will build on their strong cooperation in economy, trade and energy, and create new areas of growth by tapping the potential in such fields as scientific and technological innovation and green development. Second, providing more opportunities for the rejuvenation of both countries. China and Russia will further expand mutual opening up, draw on each other’s useful experience, share progress in innovation and deepen industrial integration. Third, injecting stronger momentum into global development. China and Russia will strengthen synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union, spearhead regional cooperation and help keep global supply chains and value chains secure, stable and smooth through high-quality China-Russia cooperation.

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