Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin on the morning of this morning to attend the SCO Summit in 2025.This is also the opening of the Chinese march after the President Vladimir Putin visited China in May last year.

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Tianjin by plane (Photo/CCTV News)

Russia is one of the six founding members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). China and Russia have alwaysined close ties within the framework of the SCO. Under the strategic guidance of the head of China and Russia, the relations between the two countries are in the best period in history, becoming the world's most stable, mature and richest strategic content of turbulent changes.

After completing his trip in Tianjin, President Putin will also travel to Beijing to attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the China People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

The Russian side revealed that President Putin was accompanied by a "large-scale and significant" delegation to China, including three deputy prime ministers, more than a dozen ministers and representatives of major enterprises. President Putin's visit to China to attend relevant activities further demonstrates the high level of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era. (CCTV reporter Sun Yanfeng Song Fu)

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On the China issue, Putin's latest remarks

Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to start his visit to China to attend the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. According to the Russian Tass News Agency on August 30, Putin gave an interview to Xinhua News Agency before departure. He said that Russia actively cooperates with China within the framework of the BRICS countries, and the two countries jointly oppose discriminatory sanctions in world trade.

According to the Tass news agency, according to tradition, Russian leaders will give detailed interviews to the country's media on bilateral relations and other issues before visiting abroad.

Putin told Xinhua that both Russia and China support the reform of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. "We agree that the new financial system should be based on the principles of openness and true fairness, ensuring that all countries can use its tools equally and without discrimination. It is important to avoid using finance for neo-colonial purposes that are contrary to the basic interests of most people in the world."

Putin said that Russia is actively cooperating with China within the framework of the BRICS countries to enhance the influence of the BRICS countries as one of the core mechanisms of the international architecture."We are united and in favor of further strengthening the BRICS countries 'role in solving our era. The role of hot issues reflects our common understanding of the regional and global security situation."

He stressed that Russia and China have formed a ¡°united front¡± to jointly oppose discriminatory sanctions in world trade, which hinder the socio-economic development of BRICS member states and the world as a whole.

When asked about economic and trade cooperation between Russia and China, Putin said that since 2021, trade volume has increased by about 100 billion US dollars. China is undoubtedly Russia's largest trading partner. Russia ranked fifth among China's trading partners last year."It should be emphasized that although the trade volume figures are calculated in dollar equivalents, the settlement between the two countries has almost completely shifted to the local currency, and the shares of the US dollar and the euro have dropped to the level of statistical error."

Russia still ranks first in exporting oil and natural gas to China. Putin said that since the opening of the "Power of Siberia" gas pipeline in 2019, the total supply of "blue fuel" has exceeded 100 billion cubic meters. Another natural gas pipeline, the so-called "Far East Main Line", is scheduled to be put into operation in 2027.

The picture shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (data map)

Putin is about to attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the China People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. Talking about the historical memory of the World Anti-Fascist War, Putin said that Russia will never forget that it was China's heroic resistance that became one of the decisive factors preventing Japan from attacking the Soviet Union in 1941-1942, allowing the Soviet Red Army to concentrate on defeating the Nazis and liberating Europe.

¡°The Soviet Union and the Chinese people suffered the worst and greatest human casualties in the war, the first and foremost, and our two peoples have made great sacrifices in the struggle against the aggressors and played a crucial role in the process of defeating Nazism and militarism,¡± Putin said, ¡°these harsh tests clearly demonstrate and consolidate the fine tradition of friendship and mutual assistance between the two countries, laying a solid foundation for modern Russian-Chinese relations.¡±

Putin pointed out that commemorating the experiences of the Soviet Union and the Chinese people against German Nazism and Japanese militarism has eternal value for both countries.

¡°Russia and China strongly condemn any attempt to distort the history of the Second World War, to embellish the Nazis, the militarists and their servants and whistleblowers, and to blackmail the liberator fighters. The results of the war included in the United Nations Charter and other international instruments are inviolable and any manipulation is unacceptable.¡±

Regarding Russia-China relations, Putin said that cooperation under a multilateral framework is an important part of Russia-China relations and an important factor in global politics. "The two countries confer on key international issues, which has repeatedly proved that the two countries have broad common interests and share similar views on issues of principle."

Putin pointed out that the strong relationship between Russia and China is an important factor in world politics and plays the role of "ballast stone". "As two big countries in Eurasia, we cannot ignore the current challenges and threats-whether in Eurasia or the whole world."

The picture shows the flags of China and Russia (data map).

¡°I believe that Russia and China will continue to work together to this noble goal and work together for the prosperity of our great nation.¡±

Russian presidential press secretary Peskov said on the 27th that Putin's upcoming visit to China was "unprecedented". "We are preparing for this visit, and the president is also preparing for this visit. Russia-China exchanges at the highest level and international exchanges during this visit are of great importance to us, and [Russia-China relations] have always been our priority."

China Assistant Foreign Minister Hong Lei said on the 28th that President Putin came to China to attend the commemorative activities, which further demonstrated the high level of China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination in the new era and also declared the unity of China and Russia in jointly defending the achievements of victory in World War II.

In the face of the intertwined international situation, China-Russia, as a founding member of the United Nations and a permanent member of the Security Council, will continue to work to safeguard the authority of the United Nations and international fairness and justice, strengthen cooperation within the framework of the UN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS countries and other multilateral platforms, practice genuine multilateralism, and work together to create a brighter future for the future of mankind.