2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China Russia strategic partnership. What has been the development process of the strategic partnership between China and Russia over the past 30 years?

In April 1996, China and Russia signed the "Sino Russian Joint Declaration" in Beijing, officially announcing the establishment of a strategic partnership of equal trust and oriented towards the 21st century.

In July 2001, China and Russia signed the Treaty of Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in Moscow, committed to elevating the bilateral relationship to a new level and determined to pass on the friendship between the two peoples from generation to generation.

In 2011, China and Russia established a comprehensive strategic partnership of equal trust, mutual support, common prosperity, and intergenerational friendship.

In June 2019, China and Russia signed a joint statement in Moscow on the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in the new era, elevating their relationship to a "comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Russia in the new era".

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation between China and Russia in 2021, China and Russia issued a joint statement officially announcing the extension of the Treaty.

In May 2024, China and Russia signed and issued the Joint Statement on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Cooperation in the New Era on the 75th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation in Beijing.

Currently, China Russia relations are at their best in history. The frequent high-level exchanges between the two countries have formed the tradition of annual visits between the heads of state. The two countries have established regular meetings between prime ministers, parliamentary cooperation committees, and comprehensive mechanisms for exchanges and cooperation in fields such as energy, investment, humanities, economy and trade, local affairs, strategic security, and law enforcement security. The political mutual trust between the two sides continues to deepen, and they firmly support each other on issues related to core interests such as sovereignty, security, and development.Editor/Gong Ziwei