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Free Malaysia Today
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
China hails ‘strategically valuable' Russia ties in Lavrov visit
Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov visited Beijing after a trip to North Korea. (EPA Images pic) BEIJING : Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi hailed Beijing's 'strategically valuable' relations with Moscow as he met his Russian counterpart against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and turbulent ties with the US. Russia's top diplomat Sergei Lavrov was visiting Beijing after a trip to North Korea, where he received assurances of support for Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Wang told Lavrov on Sunday that 'China-Russia are the most stable, most mature and most strategically valuable relationship between major powers in the world today', according to a Chinese foreign ministry readout of their meeting. 'The current focus is to… deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation, promote each side's development and revitalisation, and jointly respond to the challenges brought by a turbulent and changing world,' Wang said. The two ministers 'exchanged views on the Korean peninsula, the Ukraine crisis, the Iranian nuclear issue and other matters', the Chinese statement said. It did not mention ties with Washington, which Moscow said was also on the agenda. The Russian foreign ministry said Lavrov and Wang also discussed other 'burning issues', including the war in Gaza. China, a diplomatic and economic ally of Moscow, claims to be neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. However, it has never denounced Russia's 2022 invasion nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that China has provided support for Russia. Beijing regularly calls for an end to the fighting, while also accusing Western countries of prolonging the conflict by arming Ukraine.
CNA
13-07-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Russia and China discuss Ukraine war and ties with the United States
MOSCOW: Russia and China's foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Sunday (Jun 13). Lavrov is due to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) foreign ministers in China. "The parties also discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis," the foreign ministry said. "The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries in the international arena, including in the United Nations and its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, the G20 and APEC, was emphasized," the ministry said. China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has sometimes described China as an "ally".
Yahoo
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Russia and China discuss Ukraine war and ties with the United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China's foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Sunday. Lavrov is due to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) foreign ministers in China. "The parties also discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis," the foreign ministry said. "The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries in the international arena, including in the United Nations and its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, the G20 and APEC, was emphasized," the ministry said. China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has sometimes described China as an "ally". The U.S. casts China as its biggest competitor and Russia as its biggest nation-state threat.
Reuters
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Russia and China discuss Ukraine war and ties with the United States
MOSCOW, July 13 (Reuters) - Russia and China's foreign ministers on Sunday discussed their relations with the United States and the prospects for ending the war in Ukraine, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement. President Vladimir Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Sunday. Lavrov is due to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) foreign ministers in China. "The parties also discussed relations with the United States and prospects for resolving the Ukrainian crisis," the foreign ministry said. "The importance of strengthening close coordination between the two countries in the international arena, including in the United Nations and its Security Council, the SCO, BRICS, the G20 and APEC, was emphasized," the ministry said. China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing, days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Putin has sometimes described China as an "ally". The U.S. casts China as its biggest competitor and Russia as its biggest nation-state threat.
Russia Today
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Putin reveals granddaughter speaks fluent Chinese
Interest in the Chinese language is growing in Russia, President Vladimir Putin told journalists on the sidelines of the SPIEF 2025 forum, revealing that his own granddaughter speaks the language fluently with her tutor from Beijing. During a late-night Q&A session with heads of international news agencies, the president of Xinhua News Agency, Fu Hua, asked President Putin about the deepening humanitarian exchanges between China and Russia – and the Russian leader's remark last year that his 'family members are interested in China, and some of them are learning Chinese.' 'When I mentioned that some of my close relatives are studying Chinese, I was referring to my granddaughter, who has a teacher from Beijing and speaks fluently with her in Chinese,' Putin said. 'My daughter, back in the early 2000s, started proactively learning Chinese – just because she wanted to. She hired a teacher and studied,' he added. The Russian president noted that over 50,000 Chinese students are studying in Russia, and more than 21,000 Russian students are studying in China, adding that universities in both nations enjoy direct contacts, further reinforcing ties and 'contacts in all fields' between the two countries.
