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  ·  2019-12-09  ·   Source: Editorial | NO.50 DECEMBER 12, 2019

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China as well as the 70th anniversary of Sino-Russian diplomatic relationship. The bilateral relationship, one of the most important ones in the world, has evolved into a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era.

More mature, stable and immune to outside influences in the new era, the relationship is significant for regional, and even global, peace and stability while supporting multilateralism.

Some Western countries have qualms about a China-Russia alliance, thinking it would be antagonistic to the West. But in actuality, the relationship is marked by non-alignment, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party.

The relationship has developed despite the U.S. disrupting international peace and development and interfering in China and Russia's internal affairs and trying to hinder their social and economic development. In the face of the complicated and volatile international situation, China and Russia have become reliable strategic partners, giving each other firm strategic support, especially as they have similar stands on major international issues.

As two influential nations and also permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia shoulder important responsibilities for world peace and development. They are safeguarding not only their own sovereignty and security but also international strategic stability, the authority of international law and a fair international order.

Their sound bilateral relations have led to more frequent cultural, people-to-people and economic exchanges and their cooperation has extended to a variety of fields including agriculture, transportation, science and technology, and education.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed to align the Belt and Road Initiative with the Eurasian Economic Union, an economic union of five states in Central Asia and East Europe founded in 2015, including Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Belarus .

This is in line with Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal to build a Greater Eurasian Partnership, which aims to form a comprehensive, multi-level system of cooperation among regional countries. Under these new initiatives, China and Russia will work together to promote regional economic integration and mutually beneficial development.

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