Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China

Joint Statement (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on Further Strengthening Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Interaction, and Deepening Relations of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation (Beijing, May 20, 2026)

📄 FULL STATEMENT (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)

[Up to now only available in Russian and I have not seen the Chinese transcript yet]

Key points:

• The Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between Russia and China (https://www.mfa.gov.cn/eng/zy/gb/202405/t20240531_11367098.html) not only fully reflects the deep historical traditions of good-neighborliness and friendship between the Russian and Chinese peoples and their readiness to pass them on from generation to generation, but also embodies the universal human values of peace, development, equality, justice, democracy and freedom.

• The Sides develop their relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual non-aggression, non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, peaceful coexistence, the sovereign right to choose one’s social system and development path, and the preservation of cultural and historical identity and traditional moral values.

• Russia-China relations are not bloc-based or confrontational in nature and are not directed against third countries.

• The stable and comprehensive nature of Russia-China relations fully meets the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, corresponds to the objectives of the comprehensive national development of both states, and makes an important contribution to advancing a just #MultipolarWorld and the democratisation of international relations.

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• The Sides, guided by Leaders’ diplomacy, will consistently and fully implement the agreements reached by the Heads of State, maintain close contacts at the highest and high levels, and ensure the effective and uninterrupted functioning of mechanisms for interaction between governments, legislative bodies and political parties.

• The Sides will continue to strengthen the traditional friendship between the armed forces of the two countries, deepen mutual trust in the military sphere, improve cooperation mechanisms, expand the practice of joint exercises and air and maritime patrols, strengthen coordination and interaction in bilateral and multilateral formats, jointly respond to various challenges and threats, and support global and regional security and stability.

• The Sides will continue to enhance contacts and exchanges in the field of trade policy, strengthen cooperation in its key areas, identify new growth points, help raise the level of trade in goods and services, and firmly uphold the right to independently develop bilateral trade and economic partnership.

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• The Sides are convinced of the need to fully eliminate the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis on the basis of compliance with the principles of the UN Charter (https://www.un.org/en/about-us/un-charter/full-text) in their entirety, totality and interconnection, with a view to ensuring mutual security and laying the foundations for lasting peace. The Sides support all efforts conducive to establishing long-term and sustainable peace, and advocate continuing the search for a solution through dialogue and negotiations.

• The Sides share the view that the military strikes by the US and Israel against Iran (https://t.me/MFARussia/28511) violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, and seriously undermine stability in the Middle East. Russia and China emphasize the need for the parties involved in the conflict to return to dialogue and negotiations as soon as possible in order to prevent the conflict zone from expanding.

• Russia and China reaffirm their commitment to a comprehensive, just and sustainable settlement of the Palestinian issue on a generally recognized international legal basis (https://www.un.org/unispal/), with the two-state formula at its core.