"Xi made the pledge to expand investment and economic relations as he met Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing on Tuesday. China has drawn closer to Moscow since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago, despite pressure from the West. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Xi seeks to expand mutual investment with Russia, describing the enhanced ties as a shared strategic choice and declaring that the two countries must maintain close coordination."
"President Xi Jinping met with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. It is our shared strategic choice to uphold, consolidate and develop China-Russia relations. The two sides must maintain close coordination, upgrade our cooperation, and make new and greater contributions pic.twitter.com/OSYhjhEr5F Mao Ning (@SpoxCHN_MaoNing) November 4, 2025 Relations between Russia and China have grown steadily closer since Moscow's invasion of its neighbouring country in February 2022."
President Xi Jinping met Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing and pledged to expand mutual investment and economic relations between China and Russia. Xi called closer coordination a shared strategic choice and urged upgrading cooperation across energy, agriculture, aerospace, the digital economy and green development. China and Russia have grown closer since Moscow's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with a no‑limits partnership and increased trade and energy ties that have helped blunt Western sanctions. Russia has relied heavily on China for economic relief. Bilateral commerce has recently declined amid mounting US pressure over trade and technology.
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