Putin Leaves Beijing With 42 Deals and Stronger Russia-China Ties
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Russian President Vladimir Putin ended a two-day visit to China, holding extensive talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping aimed at deepening strategic ties between Moscow and Beijing.
Key outcomes of the visit:
Russia and China signed a total of 42 bilateral documentsPutin and Xi issued a joint statement on deeper strategic partnership and cooperationMoscow and Beijing signed a declaration supporting a multipolar world order and a new system of international relations
🚨🇷🇺🇨🇳 Xi Jinping: Unilateralism threatens to bring us back to 'the law of the jungle'
Russia and China will champion a "concept of a single fate for humankind" — countering unilateralism, protecting UN authority, and fighting the revival of Nazism and fascism. https://t.co/kreW6S24ns pic.twitter.com/kO0LsVNfr5
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Moscow and Beijing agreed to further expand trade in their national currenciesOfficials discussed Russian supplies gas to China through MongoliaThe two countries stressed a greater role for the BRICS group and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in global affairs
🚨🇷🇺🇨🇳 Putin on Russia-China trade relations:
🔶 Trade turnover almost $240 billion in 2025 with high-value-added and high-tech goods
🔶 All export-import operations now done in rubles and yuan
🔶 Mutual trade protected against any external influence https://t.co/DV9OeQCraa pic.twitter.com/6rxHk4pC70
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Russian and Chinese universities signed many cooperation and cultural exchange agreementsMoscow and Beijing reiterated opposition to the deployment of weapons in space
🚨🇷🇺🇨🇳Russian President Vladimir Putin has concluded his two-day visit to China following extensive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. pic.twitter.com/h7IG8qgK67
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