China and Russia agreed on Wednesday to upgrade their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership¹ of coordination² for a new era.

 

本周三，中国与俄罗斯将两国关系提升为新时代中俄全面战略协作伙伴关系。

 

The decision was made at a meeting between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

 

During the meeting, the two heads of state highly evaluated the development of bilateral³ ties over the past 70 years, agreed to uphold the notion of good neighborliness and win-win cooperation, develop a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era in a bid to take bilateral ties to a higher level and better benefit the peoples of the two countries and the world as well.

 

Xi noted⁴ that it is his first state visit to Russia following his re-election as Chinese president last year, and is the eighth time he travelled to the country since 2013, saying that the China-Russia relationship is seeing a continuous, steady and sound development at a high level, and is at its best in history.

 

Both sides, said Xi, have firmly supported each other in their efforts to defend respective core interests and nurtured⁵ strong political and strategic mutual⁶ trust, adding that they have actively⁷ pushed forward all-around cooperation as internal driving forces of bilateral ties are emerging, and the convergence of the two countries' interests is deepening.

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