Summary, Press Conference, and Text
TL/DR: What is in the joint statement?
- Emphasizes a relationship beyond traditional military-political alliances, focusing on no alliance, no confrontation, and not targeting any third party.
- Russia reaffirms Taiwan as an inalienable part of China and opposes any form of “Taiwan independence.”
- Focuses on enhancing strategic communication between defense departments
- Commitment to deepening trade and investment ties, promoting projects in energy, technology, and the digital economy.
- Calls for objective investigations into the Nord Stream pipeline explosion and opposes politicizing virus origin tracing.
Summary/ Overview
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China issued a joint statement which outlines a commitment to deepening their comprehensive strategic partnership. The statement highlights the following key points:
- Non-Allied Relationship: The countries reaffirm that their partnership transcends traditional military-political alliances, emphasizing a model of cooperation that does not target any third party and is based on mutual respect for each country’s development path.
- One-China Principle: Russia reaffirms its support for the one-China principle, recognizing Taiwan as an inalienable part of China and opposing any form of “Taiwan independence.”
- Security Cooperation: Both nations pledge to enhance cooperation in combating terrorism, extremism, and organized crime. They aim to strengthen strategic communication between their defense departments and conduct joint military exercises.
- Energy Collaboration: The statement commits to closer energy cooperation, including projects in oil, gas, coal, electricity, and nuclear energy, with an emphasis on promoting low-emission and renewable energy sources.
- Global Security Concerns: The joint statement expresses serious concerns over various international issues, including the AUKUS security pact, Japan’s handling of nuclear-contaminated water, and the biological military activities of the United States.
- Economic and Technological Cooperation: The two countries aim to deepen trade, investment, and technological cooperation, with plans to enhance exchanges in e-commerce, nuclear energy, and the digital economy. They also support the integration of the Beidou and GLONASS satellite navigation systems.
- Agricultural and Scientific Collaboration: There is a strong focus on expanding agricultural cooperation and scientific innovation, with initiatives such as the Sino-Russian Year of Science, Technology and Innovation.
- Cybersecurity and Space Exploration: The statement underscores the importance of cybersecurity and outlines plans for joint space exploration, including lunar missions and satellite communication systems.
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