Newsman: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin wants deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era and Stress Settling the Ukraine Crisis Through Dialogue.
The two leaders also called for a multi-polar world order and expressed concerns over the AUKUS security pact between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement said, the Indo-Pacific strategy ‘has a negative impact on peace and stability’ and pitched for what they called, open and inclusive Asia-Pacific security system.’ The two leaders also issued a joint statement regarding bilateral economic cooperation through 2030, outlining plans to deepen ties in eight fields from trade to logistics.
At a joint news conference after the summit President Xi and President Putin called for deeper bilateral ties following their Tuesday summit, where they discussed issues including Ukraine and Taiwan— two major source of tension between China and the U.S.
Russia supports Beijing’s “one China” principle and acknowledges Taiwan to be an inalienable part of China, according to the joint statement.
Russia opposes Taiwan’s independence, and supports Chinese actions to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, the statement also said.
On the Ukraine issue, the two sides believe that the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter must be observed and international law must be respected.
Chinese leader Xi said China would continue to push for “peace and dialogue.” He urged Moscow and Kyiv to resume peace talks, echoing their joint statement on deepening their countries’ comprehensive and strategic cooperation.
Russian President Putin said China’s 12-point peace plan for Ukraine unveiled last month could serve as a “basis” for a peaceful resolution once Ukraine and the West were willing to engage. But he added that they did not appear ready at this time.
The two sides oppose the practice by any country or group of countries to seek advantages in the military, political and other areas to the detriment of the legitimate security interests of other countries.
In terms of energy, Putin told reporters that the countries had essentially fully agreed on building a second gas pipeline from Russia to China. The goal is to transport at least 98 billion cu. meters of natural gas to China by 2030, Putin said.
Russia aims to expand natural gas exports to China as sanctions squeeze sales to Europe. Putin had made similar comments on the pipeline last year, though certain details of the proposed pipeline still need to be worked out.
The Russian side reaffirms its commitment to the resumption of peace talks as soon as possible, which China appreciates. The Russian side welcomes China’s willingness to play a positive role for the political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine crisis and welcomes the constructive proposals set forth in China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis.
The two sides point out that to settle the Ukraine crisis, the legitimate security concerns of all countries must be respected, bloc confrontation should be prevented and fanning the flames avoided. The two sides stress that responsible dialogue is the best way for appropriate solutions. To this end, the international community should provide support to the relevant constructive efforts. The two sides call for stopping all moves that lead to tensions and the protraction of fighting to prevent the crisis from getting worse or even out of control. The two sides oppose any unilateral sanctions unauthorized by the UN Security Council.
