The key facts

  • Putin, at a meeting with Li Qiang, called Russia-China relations successful and dynamic
  • According to Putin, the relations are not directed against anyone and do not depend on the international environment
  • Cooperation is developing in energy, technology, peaceful nuclear power, and space

Putin assessed the state of Russian-Chinese relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with Premier of the State Council of the PRC Li Qiang, stated that the ties between Russia and China are developing successfully and dynamically. This was reported by RIA Novosti. “Our relations do not depend on the international environment and are not directed against anyone,” the agency quotes Putin as saying.

Areas of cooperation

The President noted that the two countries will expand the scale of practical cooperation in all major areas. He recalled that Russia and China work in the fields of energy, technology, peaceful nuclear power, as well as the space sector.

Wishes and context

During the talks, Putin asked Li Qiang to convey greetings to PRC Chairman Xi Jinping and wished China success in holding the fifth plenary session of the CPC Central Committee. Earlier, press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on a WSJ article about Putin's desire to meet with US leader Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, confirmed that such a meeting could take place. In addition, China had previously stated its desire to see Putin at the APEC summit in November.