On the eve of his plane's arrival in Beijing, the Kremlin used the words "unprecedented" to set the tone for Mr. Putin's highest-profile visit to China.

Putin's special aircraft hasn't landed in Beijing yet, but the people who took him know this is not easy:Not only the regular diplomatic team, but also the Russian Prime Minister, Energy Minister, and Defense Minister followed, bringing almost the entire core cabinet membersThis has not been seen many times between the great powers in recent years.

More interesting is,The bosses of Rosneft, Gazprom, the energy giants were there.At first glance, people understand that this trip is definitely not only about politics, but real cooperation is the main game.

From special plane to signature table: cooperation hidden in high specifications

To say that the "unprecedented" of the Kharkov Palace is not a blasphemy, look at the two years of Chinese-Russian shopping and selling know.In 2023, the two companies made more than US$240 billion in business, more than 20% more than the previous year, directly setting a new high.

And before saying yes, in 2024 we will run for $30 billion.Behind these numbers, the two companies are actually working together more and more widely. In the past, when China and Russia were doing business, everyone might think of old energy sources such as oil and natural gas. Now, looking at the list, new energy vehicles, smart phones, and industrial robots account for an increasing proportion of high-tech gadgets.

Let¡¯s say the border gate, now Russians use more and more Chinese second-hand cars ¨C not that they don¡¯t want to buy Korean Japanese cars, but that after Western sanctions, Japanese Korean car repair parts can¡¯t do at all, and this choice of people voting with their feet is more useful than officials say.

One of the most notable signs of this visit was the signing of the 2025 Roadmap for Energy Cooperation.According to the agreement, Russia's crude oil shipments to China will increase to 30 million tons, and our position as Russia's largest buyer of crude oil will be more stable.

But more worrying is that the LNG-3 project beyond the Arctic has also been launched, which after the construction of the project, the Arctic navigation route transportation of energy, not only takes less time, and does not rely too much on the old routes.In addition, the two companies are also working closely together in the fields of hydrogen, energy storage and new energy sources, and even intend to build a Eurasian energy internet together.

Looking at it this way, China and Russia are no longer simply "selling and buying" in terms of energy. From underground pipelines to sky technology, the entire industrial chain has been tied together.

Not just signing an agreement: China-Russia cooperation has already come into effect.

Going to the port of the Zhen Feng River and turning around, you know that the wooden processing plant there has recently turned the machine more than in previous years.Previously, these wood was mostly processed into floors and furniture, but now it is different, using technology to make Russian needle leaf panels into insulating paper with high added value, and the price is doubled by several times.

This kind of deepening the industrial chain is an example of more and more practical cooperation between China and Russia. There is also the fungus operation center in Dongning, which uses Russian wood chips to grow fungus, and has also developed more than 20 products such as fungus candy and fungus paste. These look at the processing of ordinary agricultural products, but behind them are actually the two companies 'efforts in agricultural technology and sales. In-depth partnership on the channel.

Just before Putin arrived in China, the Chinese-Russian navy just completed its fifth joint sea cruise.

In the western Pacific, the warships of the two families formed a team and practiced joint search and rescue and escort.And sometimes Russia commands, sometimes we command, or even command together. This degree of tacit understanding shows that we trust each other.

Knowledgeable people say that this kind of cooperation is not a military alliance, but it is more practical than an alliance - the soldiers of the two families cooperate very well in the exercise, and they talk very thoroughly about how to fight the battle and how to engage in tactics. This practical ability is more convincing than any joint statement.

In the face of Western sanctions, China and Russia have also found new ways to deal with money.Nowadays, many energy transactions are settled in RMB, which not only avoids the risk of milestone exchange rate fluctuations, but also saves companies a lot of money exchange costs.

For merchants doing business at the border, the cross-border payment apps on their mobile phones are updated more and more frequently. These small technological breakthroughs have made the two companies 'business smoother when the pressure is high outside.According to statistics, the proportion of Sino-Russian trade settled in its own currency was less than 10% in the past few years, but now it has exceeded 30%, and it is still rising.

What does this mean in the world?

As soon as the news that Putin was coming to China came out, the western media interpreted it with a little panic.The U.S. media has said it is a ¡°challenge to the existing order,¡± and those research institutions in Europe are also busy calculating the impact of Chinese-Russian cooperation on the energy market.In fact, it can also be understood that now the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has not stopped, the competition between China and the United States is also tight, and China-Russia relations are moving forward, naturally affecting the world's nerves.

From the big table of the world, China-Russia cooperation has deepened, and indeed is slowly changing the international strength comparison.The United States as the only superpower, the influence in global affairs in the past few years has gone down a little, and China and Russia are the great countries that can influence the world, the field of cooperation is increasingly widespread, and the West will naturally feel pressure.

For example, the Arctic LNG project is advanced, and the future of energy transportation will be more, and the importance of the old routes will not be so high; China and Russia together in artificial intelligence, new energy and these high-tech fields have made the West feel the pressure of technological competition.

But it would be wrong to simply describe China-Russia cooperation as "confrontation with the West."Let's say that the honey processing factory in Suifenhe uses good Russian honey to ferment it into mead, which is not only loved by our domestic people, but also sold to Southeast Asia through cross-border e-commerce.

This kind of making money together by relying on their respective advantages is, to put it bluntly, a normal choice in globalization.As the wise say, China and Russia are not a military alliance, but a new way of getting along with great powers - no fighting, no confrontation, mutual respect, and making money together.

Putin's "unprecedented" visit to China is not a diplomatic breakthrough, but rather a matter of China-Russia relations.

From more than US$240 billion in transactions in 2023, to all-round cooperation in energy, military, and science and technology, to the increase in RMB settlement ratio, behind every figure is the practical cooperation between the two companies. While the West is still struggling with the old idea that "big powers must compete," China and Russia have proved with practical actions that countries can develop together through equal cooperation.

Peskov's words "unprecedented" may be the best explanation for this new relationship between major powers.At present, there are too many uncertain things in the world, and the deepening of Sino-Russian cooperation has not only brought tangible benefits to the people of the two countries, but also thought of some new ways for global governance.

Source of information:

Central TV Network: Who is accompanied by Vladimir Putin's visit to China?

Sina Finance: Putin confirms his visit to China, Russia uses three words to describe this visit