Key facts
- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok.
- Ding described prospects for strengthening far-east development cooperation as "broad and promising".
- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing noted that cooperation between the two countries has yielded fruitful results.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their strategic alliance during a meeting in Kyrgyzstan.
- Both leaders expressed confidence in continued bilateral cooperation despite global uncertainty.
Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, stating that prospects for strengthening cooperation in the far east were "broad and promising." The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, according to China's official news agency Xinhua.
Further reinforcing the bilateral ties, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing previously stated that cooperation between China and Russia in various fields has achieved fruitful results under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state. Zhang expressed China's willingness to leverage platforms like the China-Russia Expo and the Northeast-Far East cooperation mechanism to expand win-win development opportunities. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev echoed this sentiment, indicating Russia's readiness to utilize intergovernmental cooperation mechanisms and local potential to enrich bilateral relations.
In a separate meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their strategic alliance amid global uncertainty. Xi noted that bilateral ties have become "more solid" and expressed optimism for even brighter prospects, despite increased international unpredictability. Putin agreed, stating that cooperation is "successfully developing on all fronts." The leaders met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, where they primarily discussed economic relations and briefly touched upon the war in Ukraine.