China and Russia held strategic security consultations involving Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, with reports placing the talks in Beijing on Sunday and in Moscow on Tuesday. [1, 2]
In the Beijing account, Wang told Shoigu the world faces a real risk of regressing to “the law of the jungle” and called for true multilateralism, a UN-centered international system and a more just and reasonable global governance system. [1] He also said China and Russia should keep close contact on major issues, strengthen mutual support on core interests and safeguard their shared interests. [1]
Shoigu said the two countries’ ties are based on “mutual respect, trust, and equality” and have held up through major shifts in world affairs. [1] He also said Russia is closely watching moves by hostile forces that undermine stability across the Taiwan Strait. [1]
The Moscow report said the 20th round of the strategic security consultation produced new consensuses and greater strategic mutual trust. [2] It said the two sides agreed to fully implement the agreements reached by their heads of state on strategic security and to push strategic cooperation to a higher level. [2]
Wang also said China-Russia relations have seen high-level development this year and pointed to two meetings between President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Beijing. [2] The reports cast the talks as part of a broader exchange between the two governments on security and coordination at a time of strained ties between major powers. [1, 2]
