China's Defense Minister announced a "new era" in relations between Russia and China Chinese

Defense Minister , against whom the United States imposed sanctions in 2018for cooperation with RUSSIA, arrived in Moscow on April 16. At a meeting with Putin, he said,Vladimir Putin

CHINA and Russia have a strong relationship that surpasses Cold War alliances and is not directed against third countries. This was stated by Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, who arrived on an official visit to Russia on April 16.

“We have a strong relationship that surpasses Cold War alliances and is not directed against third countries. <...> We are actively developing cooperation in practical areas, and our relations have already entered a new era,” the minister said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Li Shangfu also noted that relations between Russia and China are more than 70 years old and both countries understand the responsibility that lies with them. “Especially considering that the biggest changes in the last 100 years are now taking place, we are working shoulder to shoulder and working to improve the well-being of our peoples,” said the HEAD of the Chinese Ministry of Defense.

General Li Shangfu was approved as head of the Ministry of Defense following the results of China's parliamentary session in March this year. Previously, he served as DIRECTOR of the Xichang Cosmodrome, deputy commander of the PLA Strategic Support Force, and in 2017-2022 headed the Department of Training and Supply of the Central Military Council of China. In 2018, the US Treasury imposed sanctions against this department and Li Shangfu personally for military cooperation with Russia. The reason was the purchase of Su-35 fighters and S-400 complexes from Russia.

Li Shangfu arrived in Moscow at the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. His visit will last from 16 to 19 April. Earlier, he held a working meeting with Putin in the Kremlin Palace. "I am very glad to see you. You arrived in Russia after a visit to our country by our great friend, my friend, President of the People's Republic of China Comrade Xi Jinping. I want to emphasize once again that the visit was very productive. Of course, we also touched upon cooperation between the military departments,” Putin greeted him. The press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov promised to report on the results of the meeting later.

The Chinese defense minister arrived in Moscow less than a month after Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit. The visit lasted two days. During this time, Putin and Xi held a four-and-a-half-hour closed-door meeting and three-hour talks, followed by a joint press conference. Following the visit, the leaders of the two countries made statements emphasizing the unique nature of both their personal relations and relations between countries.

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The leaders also signed two joint documents on the development of partnership between states. One of them, a plan for the development of key areas of economic cooperation until 2030, provides for eight main areas, including the development of trade through electronic commerce and other innovative tools, the development of an interconnected logistics system, and ensuring mutual and global energy security.

In another document, a statement on deepening relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation, the leaders of the two countries note that the relations of the two countries “are mature, stable, self-sufficient and strong, have withstood the test of the covid-19 pandemic and the turbulent international situation, are not subject to external influence , demonstrate vitality and positive energy.