China-Xi/Putin/Talks/Wrap-up
China-Xi/Putin/Talks/Wrap-up
Dateline : May 20, 2026
Location : China
Duration : 6'29
Beijing, China - May 20, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National flags of China, Russia
2. Various of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin walking; shaking hands, posing for photos
3. Various of meeting between Xi, Putin in progress; officials of both sides
4. Various of Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov speaking
5. Various of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak speaking
6. Various of Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko speaking
7. Various of Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin speaking
8. Various of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking
9. National flags of China, Russia
10. Various of Xi, Putin signing joint statement; shaking hands; national flags of China, Russia
11. Attendees applauding
12. Various of Xi, Putin witnessing signing of cooperation documents; national flags of China, Russia; reporters
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday on a broad range of issues including political mutual trust, bilateral economic and trade cooperation and major international issues of common concern, with the two sides agreeing to further extend the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.
At the talks, Xi noted that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic cooperative partnership and the 25th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation.
China-Russia relations have come this far step by step precisely because the two countries have kept deepening political mutual trust and strategic cooperation with unyielding tenacity, expanded cooperation with a drive to always scale new heights, and defended international justice and fairness and advanced the building of a community with a shared future for humanity with unflappable resolve, he said.
Xi said that as permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and important major countries in the world, China and Russia should take a strategic and long-term perspective, drive the development and revitalization of respective countries through comprehensive strategic cooperation of even higher quality, and work to make the global governance system more just and reasonable.
China and Russia have developed the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership for a new era on the basis of equality, mutual respect, good faith, and win-win cooperation, he said.
Political mutual trust has further deepened, cooperation in various areas such as trade and economy, investment, energy, science and technology, people-to-people and sub-national exchanges has continued to advance, and the bonds between the two peoples have grown stronger, Xi added.
The China-Russia relationship has entered a new stage of greater achievements and faster development, he stressed.
Unswervingly promoting the long-term, sound, steady and high-quality development of the China-Russia relationship is a strategic choice by the two sides based on the fundamental interests of the two countries and the global trends, Xi said.
Xi urged concerted efforts from both China and Russia to fully implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, seize the historic opportunities, and further promote mutual trust, cooperation and friendship of the two countries.
Xi emphasized that both sides should focus on the goals of national development and revitalization, fully leverage the comprehensive and well-established mechanisms of China-Russia cooperation, and strengthen overall planning for cooperation in all respects.
The two countries should also promote the upgrading of practical cooperation in trade and investment, energy and resources, transportation, and sci-tech innovation, and actively explore cooperation in frontier areas, so as to create new engines of growth with new quality productive forces, he added.
Efforts should be made to continue the long-standing friendship between the two sides, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in education, culture, film, tourism and sports, and consolidate the social and public support for bilateral friendship, Xi noted.
Moreover, both sides should deepen multilateral collaboration, further enhance coordination and cooperation within the frameworks such as the U.N., the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), BRICS and APEC, Xi said.
He also underscored joint efforts to firmly safeguard the post-war international order and the authority of international law, unite the Global South, and guide the reform of the global governance system in the right direction.
Speaking on the same occasion, Putin said Russia-China relations, under joint efforts from both sides, have reached an unprecedented level, featuring close high-level exchanges and solid political mutual trust.
The two sides have seen a steady increase in bilateral trade, mutually beneficial energy supply and demand, the ever-deepening cooperation in transportation, logistics, science and technology, among others, and sound momentum in people-to-people exchanges, Putin said.
Russia-China relations have withstood tests and grown stronger over time, becoming a paradigm of comprehensive strategic cooperation, said the Russian president.
Stressing that the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation is ever more relevant under the current situation, Putin said Russia is ready to work with China to act in line with the spirit of the Treaty, strengthen strategic coordination and practical cooperation, and promote bilateral relations to a higher level.
Noting that Russia-China bilateral cooperation is an important stabilizing factor in the volatile international situation, Putin said Russia will continue to strengthen multilateral coordination with China, support China in hosting the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting successfully, jointly enhance the status and influence of the SCO, strengthen unity and coordination within the BRICS mechanism, uphold the authority of the U.N., champion the diversity of civilizations, and promote a more just and equitable international order.
The two heads of state also exchanged views on major international and regional issues including the situation in the Middle East.
The two presidents heard reports on progresses in areas including investment, energy, economy and trade, Northeast China-Russian Far East region and people-to-people cooperation within the framework of regular meetings of Chinese and Russian heads of government. The foreign ministers of China and Russia also briefed on the coordination and cooperation between the two countries in international and regional affairs.
After the talks, the two heads of state signed a joint statement on further enhancing the comprehensive strategic cooperation and deepening good-neighborliness and friendly cooperation between the two countries, and witnessed the signing of 20 cooperation documents in areas such as economy and trade, education, and science and technology.
During Putin's visit, the two sides issued a joint declaration on advocating a multipolar world and a new type of international relations.
The two heads of state also jointly met the press.
ID : 8480356
Published : 2026-05-20 18:27
Last Modified : 2026-05-20 22:27:11
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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