/ world today news/ The Deputy Chairman of the Central Military Commission, General Zhang Youssia, met with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is in Beijing to participate in the 10th Xiangshan Security Forum, Xinhua news agency reported.
During their conversation, Zhang Youssia said that China is ready to work with Russia to proactively respond to various security threats and challenges and safeguard global strategic balance and stability together with Russia. The development of relations with Russia is China’s strategic choice following historical logic, and they are characterized by good-neighborly, comprehensive strategic and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Sergei Shoigu said Russia is ready to deepen pragmatic exchanges and cooperation with China and continue to improve relations between the two countries and the two militaries.
Before the meeting with Zhang, Shoigu hailed the “exemplary” relations between Russia and China and the “traditionally friendly relations, maintaining a high dynamic of development and strengthening in all areas,” according to TASS. He also criticized the US and its allies for stoking geopolitical tensions to maintain its hegemony and warned of the risk of a direct conflict between the nuclear powers with “catastrophic consequences” during his speech at the Xiangshan forum. He also warned that the US was seeking to spread the potential for conflict in the Asia-Pacific region.
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