Sino-Russian cooperation will help avoid a global crisis, a Chinese expert – World

BEIJING, November 13. /TASS/. Close contacts between China and Russia in various fields allow the two countries to stabilize the situation in the region and prevent a global crisis, according to a researcher at the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. , – said Zhang Hong.

“China and Russia, both permanent members of the UN Security Council and major world powers, join hands to support world peace, stability and security. Their strategic mutual trust and close coordination can help stabilize the region and avoid a global crisis,” Global said. The Times refers to the expert’s comments regarding the current visit of the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu, to China.

The political expert clarified that Beijing and Moscow maintain contacts through various channels, which gives concrete results due to strong mutual trust. China supports Russia on multilateral platforms such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), he noted.

The European Union is concerned about the close partnership between China and Russia because it “could become a challenge to the Western-dominated world order,” Zhang Hong said. The expert reminded that Sino-Russian relations are characterized by non-confrontation and non-targeting of any third party, and this is the right way for major powers to get along with each other.

According to Sun Xiuwen, an associate professor at the Institute of Central Asian Studies (ICAS) of Lanzhou University (Northwest China), cooperation between China and Russia has great prospects in the economy, energy and security.

Coordinated actions of China and Russia in multilateral formats help “strengthen the voice of non-Western countries, promote multipolarity,” she emphasized. The expert also expressed confidence that close cooperation between Beijing and Moscow will continue, despite significant changes in the international arena. .