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Inherit the good-neighborly friendship and start the journey of the times

——Written on the twentieth anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation

Wang Yi

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation. On July 16, 2001, on the basis of comprehensively summarizing the experience and achievements of the development of bilateral relations, China and Russia unanimously decided to sign the “Sino-Russian Treaty of Good-neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation”, laying a foundation for the sustained, healthy and stable development of Sino-Russian relations in the new century. It has established a solid legal foundation and established basic principles for the development of friendly cooperation between the two countries in various fields, and has become an important milestone in the history of Sino-Russian relations.

The 20 years since the signing of the “Treaty” have been 20 years of turbulent and profound changes in the international situation, and also 20 years of China-Russia relations being upgraded and determined to move forward. The Treaty created a new type of state-to-state relationship between China and Russia from six dimensions.

-The two countries regard equality and respect as the most basic way of getting along. The two sides respect each other’s development path based on their own national conditions, and always treat each other as equals and live in harmony, setting a model and benchmark for exchanges between major powers.

——The two countries regard mutual support as the most important spirit of cooperation. The two sides firmly support each other’s core interests, each other firmly support each other in doing their own affairs, and each other firmly support each other’s development and revitalization.

——The two countries regard deepening mutual trust as the firmest strategic choice. The two sides have established a complete high-level exchange mechanism, in-depth consultations, candid exchanges, and consensus on major issues of mutual concern, and will not shake the established policy due to a single event, so as to ensure that bilateral relations are always running at a high level.

——The two countries regard mutual benefit and win-win as the core cooperation principle. The bilateral trade volume has increased from USD 8 billion in 2000 to USD 107.8 billion in 2020, an increase of more than 13 times in 20 years. The cooperation areas have expanded to energy, investment, aerospace, high-tech and other fields, and the level of cooperation has also increased to joint New heights such as research and development, joint production, and development strategy docking.

——The two countries regard good-neighborly friendship as the most precious inheritance from generation to generation. People-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides have been vigorously carried out. The National Year, Language Year, Tourism Year, Youth Friendly Exchange Year, Media Exchange Year, and Local Cooperation and Exchange Year have been successfully held one after another. The Science and Technology Innovation Year is in full swing, and the mutual goodwill between the two peoples is increasing year by year.

-The two countries regard the maintenance of peace as their most important international responsibility. The two sides have closely coordinated and cooperated in international affairs, promoted the political settlement of hotspot issues, promoted the international community to continuously improve global governance, and jointly responded to new threats and challenges, becoming one of the most important stabilizing forces in the world today.

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After 20 years of joint efforts, Sino-Russian good-neighborly friendship has been continuously consolidated, strategic cooperation has been continuously deepened, and mutually beneficial cooperation has been continuously expanded. The current Sino-Russian relations have reached the highest level in history. The fruitful results achieved in the development of Sino-Russian relations fully demonstrate that the spirit and principles established in the Treaty are in line with the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, conform to the theme of the times of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win, and can withstand any international changes. The test.

In 2019, President Xi Jinping and President Putin focused on the changes in the world situation and conformed to the common aspirations of the two peoples. They announced the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership of cooperation between China and Russia in the new era. The goal and direction of “benefit and win-win”. The escalation of Sino-Russian relations has vigorously carried forward the spirit and principles of the “Treaty”, presenting more distinctive new features of the times.

——The two heads of state take the lead. Since 2013, President Xi Jinping has met more than 30 times with President Putin and exchanged more than 100 times by phone and letter, establishing the closest working relationship and deep personal friendship among the heads of major powers. “The closer the relatives are, the closer the friends are.” The frequent interaction between the two heads of state has provided powerful strategic guidance for the development of relations between the two countries.

——Work together with one heart and one heart, brothers and sisters. There is a folk proverb in both China and Russia called “friendship in adversity”. Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, Russia has been one of the first countries to provide China with anti-epidemic supplies, and China has been one of the countries that have supported Russia the most in the fight against the epidemic. The two countries have carried out close cooperation on joint prevention and control of the epidemic, vaccine and drug research and development, and production, and are fighting side by side on the frontiers of resisting “political viruses” and combating false information. When the vaccine is fully developed and used, China and Russia both choose to help the world and make “China-Russia contributions” to fill the global “immune gap” and protect human life and health.

-Win-win cooperation to stimulate motivation. The connotation and extension of China-Russia pragmatic cooperation have been continuously enriched. The trade volume between the two countries has exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars for three consecutive years, and the trade structure has been optimized day by day. During the epidemic, it still showed strong resilience. A new interconnection pattern consisting of the Sino-Russian crude oil pipeline, the eastern route natural gas pipeline, the Heihe Highway Bridge, and the Tongjiang Railway Bridge has basically taken shape. In addition to traditional areas of cooperation, 5G, big data, green economy, the Internet, climate change, and deep space exploration have gradually become the new force of cooperation between the two sides. With the rapid increase in personnel exchanges between the two countries, cultural exchanges have gradually deepened, and the friendship between the two peoples has increased day by day.

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——Consider the responsibility of the world. China and Russia are both permanent members of the UN Security Council and major emerging market countries. Faced with a century of change, faced with major decisions about where the world is going and what mankind should do, China and Russia have taken the lead in solving the problem, pushing the international community, especially the major powers, to focus on cooperation to overcome the difficulties together. China supports Russia’s initiative to convene the five permanent summits of the Security Council. Russia supports China’s call for major powers to take the lead in equality, integrity, cooperation, and law-abiding.

At present, the world is in a special historical period. The global governance system has undergone unprecedented and profound adjustments, and international peace and security are facing complex and severe challenges. Countries are interconnected, interdependent, and interact with each other more closely. It is increasingly becoming the common choice of the international community whether to unite without dividing, to be open or not to be closed, and to cooperate or not to confront each other. The good-neighborly friendship between China and Russia and the success of China-Russia strategic cooperation have become more exemplary.

Not long ago, President Xi Jinping and President Putin held a video meeting, formally decided to extend the “Treaty”, and issued a joint statement, reiterating that Russia needs a prosperous and stable China, and China needs a strong and successful Russia, and reiterated that the two countries will adhere to generations of friendship and win-win cooperation. The concept develops mutual relations, and advocates the international community to maintain and promote common values ​​and achieve common progress. This statement is not only a full affirmation of the historical significance and practical value of the Treaty, but also a brand-new interpretation of the spirit and principles of the Treaty. It sets goals and points out the direction for promoting Sino-Russian relations in the new era to a higher level.

Standing at a new historical starting point and facing the call of the new era, China and Russia should work together to bring new vigor to the relations between the two countries and continue to be models in four aspects.

One is to be a model of mutual assistance. Similar-mindedness and mutual assistance are the bright background of Sino-Russian relations in the new era. No matter how turbulent the world changes, both sides must fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, always support each other on issues of core concern of both sides, and provide each other’s strong backing. The two sides should firmly grasp the direction of Sino-Russian relations, adhere to the principle of non-alignment, non-confrontation, and non-targeting against third countries, and at the same time carry forward the pioneering spirit of no limit and no forbidden zone, and develop a new type of international relations that transcends differences in civilization and ideology.

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The second is to be a model of mutual benefit and win-win results. The two countries should be important, reliable and priority partners to each other on the road of development and revitalization. The two parties should continue to implement strategically large projects, steadily accumulate “asset-heavy” cooperation, and at the same time, take the opportunity of the Year of Technological Innovation to increase investment in new industries and new business formats, and create a high-quality “asset-light” with innovation as the core. High-quality advancement of the “Belt and Road” construction and the Eurasian Economic Union docking cooperation, constantly improve the cooperation pattern, and cultivate more growth poles.

The third is to be a model of people-to-people bonds. The profound friendship of the people is the precious wealth and lasting driving force for the development of Sino-Russian relations. The two sides should further intensify people-to-people exchanges, enrich people-to-people and cultural exchanges, encourage the youth of the two countries to learn from each other, and make China-Russia friendship more grounded, a fashion, and pass on from generation to generation.

The fourth is to be a model for defending justice. China is willing to work with Russia to firmly safeguard the international system with the United Nations as the core and the international order based on international law, jointly practice true multilateralism, jointly promote the democratization of international relations, and jointly advocate peace, development, fairness, justice, and democracy. , Free is the common value of all mankind, and join hands to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Twenty years of wind and rain, and the heart of the beginning of the 20th. In a major change unseen in a century, China-Russia relations in the new era bear the greater expectations of the people of the two countries and the international community. This year marks the centenary of the Communist Party of China and the start of our second centenary goal. It is also a crucial year for Russia to accelerate its progress to the national development goal of 2030. The two countries have entered a new stage of development at the same time, working hand in hand towards the future of revival. The two sides will always keep in mind the original intention of signing the agreement, jointly sing the theme of friendship for generations, continue to increase the depth of strategic cooperation, expand the dimensions of mutually beneficial cooperation, and make new and greater contributions to the well-being of the two peoples and the prosperity and progress of all mankind.

Looking to the future, we are full of confidence in the magnificent prospects of Sino-Russian relations!

(The author is the State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China)

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