The China-Russia Strategic Plan for a New Era

1. Emphasizes a relationship beyond traditional military-political alliances, focusing on no alliance, no confrontation, and not targeting any third party.
2. Russia reaffirms Taiwan as an inalienable part of China and opposes any form of “Taiwan independence.”
3. Focuses on enhancing strategic communication between defense departments
4. Commitment to deepening trade and investment ties, promoting projects in energy, technology, and the digital economy.
5. 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:

1. 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.
2. 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.”
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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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