During the meeting and negotiations held in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a clear signal to the international community about strengthening global stability, according to Chinese experts quoted by the Global Times.
"While the current international system and its mechanisms are under destructive pressure, the two leaders have sent a clear signal of stability and given a constructive impetus to the world community," Zhao Long, director of the Institute of International Strategy and Security at the Shanghai Academy of International Studies, was quoted as saying by the publication.
According to his colleague Liu Jun, director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University in Shanghai, the statements by Putin and Xi Jinping show that Beijing-Moscow relations are oriented not only to the near future, but also to a long-term strategic perspective, emphasizing closer strategic coordination, deepening friendship and neighborly ties, as well as "higher quality, sustainable growth, which marks a new stage in the development of bilateral ties."
The expert noted that the last meeting between the two leaders is not only a "summary of past achievements", but also a "prospective attempt to determine the direction and priorities of the next stage of bilateral relations".
