'China and Russia are not allies but closer than allies' - Spokesperson on Putin's remarks

TASS: Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that "unlike NATO countries, we are not creating any closed military alliance or any military bloc between Russia and China. There are no grounds for such a conversation". Do you have any comments on this?

Wang Wenbin: We highly appreciates President Putin's positive remarks on China-Russia relations at the plenary session of the annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Treaty of Good-neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between China and Russia. During the past two decades, the two sides, under the leadership of our heads of state, have always worked to develop long-term good-neighborliness and mutually-beneficial cooperative relationship on the basis of non-alliance, non-confrontation and non-targeting of third countries. Our two countries have always been advocates of world peace, contributors to global development and defenders of international order, setting an example for a new type of international relations. China and Russia are not allies but closer than allies.

The world belongs to people in all countries. The difficulties and challenges facing the world need to be addressed by all together. It is the overriding trend and people's aspiration to have openness rather than isolation, cooperation rather than confrontation, win-win results rather than zero-sum games. China stands ready to join hands with Russia and the rest of the international community to practice the philosophy of win-win cooperation, foster a new type of international relations featuring mutual respect, equity, justice and win-win cooperation, advance the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, and compose a new chapter of international relations for the 21st century.

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