Shared business values serve as a key foundation for development cooperation between Russia and China, said Mikhail Goryanoy, chairman of the Council of Russia Entrepreneurs of Northern China, in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) in Moscow on Monday.
Goryanoy said that the Russia-China relationship is rooted in shared values that foster mutual understanding and cooperative goals in business, serving as a prime example of how neighboring countries can collaborate effectively in the business sector.
"You see Russia-China relationship, where there is some sort of a common value base, it is pushing business towards mutual understanding and mutual ways to achieve the same goals. And it's not one against another, it's one with another. And this is a very important foundation that both countries are trying to achieve and push business towards cooperation. You see that in state-run cooperation, private businesses, they're all going aligned with this idea. And it’s a great example for the world, in fact, how two countries, two great countries, two neighboring countries, can interweave business with each other and moving business towards cooperation with each other," he said.
To support the building of a more resilient supply chain, China and Russia have signed in 2023 a Pre-2030 Development Plan on Priorities in China-Russia Economic Cooperation prioritizing key areas such as energy and cross-border logistics.
The pre-2030 development plan, a key initiative issued by China and Russia during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Russia in March 2023, outlines eight areas of economic cooperation - from institutional arrangements such as financial collaboration and increasing the use of local currency in bilateral trade, to strategic guidance on sector-specific cooperation in fields like energy and agriculture
"So technically the initiative is designed to be supporting business of all kinds, all sizes, all shapes and all directions. And China's market is a huge market. We all know that. Russia has great resources, technology, people, all of it. And the idea behind this is to integrate one with another," Goryanoy explained.
Goryanoy also pointed to emerging cooperation in high-tech sectors, particularly artificial intelligence, as another area of promise - not only for China and Russia, but also for broader collaboration between BRICS countries on AI regulation and market access.
"Maybe countries that do not have as long history of high technology involvement as China or Russia, but it doesn't mean we should exclude them. Integration is the key word and is exactly why all the other BRICS countries are invited and introduced into various programs where they can participate. And the foundation of this groundwork is laid exactly by Russia and China as an example of two countries cooperating on so many various levels," he said.
Shared business values benefit cooperation between Russia,China: expert
China's permanent representative to the United Nations Fu Cong on Thursday strongly condemned Japan's colonial atrocities in Taiwan and called for unwavering vigilance against the resurgence of militarism.
At the UN General Assembly high-level plenary meeting to commemorate the first International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations, Fu said the world has yet to emerge from the shadow of colonialism despite the end of colonial occupation and the collapse of colonial system.
He urged the international community to firmly oppose any words or actions that challenge or seek to subvert the post-war international order.
Fu noted that the International Day Against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations aims to urge the international community to remember the harm of colonialism, accelerate the ongoing decolonization process, and end colonialism in all its forms and manifestations.
Reflecting on the history of the World Anti-Fascist War, Fu stressed that peace needs to be striven for and safeguarded.
Following the victory of World War II, the trials of war criminals at the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and the International Military Tribunal for the Far East ensured that the principal perpetrators of the war of aggression, whose hands were stained with the blood of people of many nations, received the punishment they deserved. The justice and integrity of the trials are unshakable and beyond challenge, Fu said.
"In history, Japan invaded China, the Korean Peninsula, and Southeast Asia, imposing horrendous colonial rule. Japanese aggressors committed innumerable crimes and atrocities in Taiwan, killing over 650,000 compatriots in Taiwan, forcibly recruiting around 200,000 young people to serve in the military, forcing more than 2,000 Taiwan women to become sexual slavery, or 'Comfort Women', occupying 70 percent of Taiwan's land, and destructively exploiting natural resources, including coal and gold mines. It was the darkest page in Taiwan's history," Fu said.
Fu called on the international community to resolutely defend the victorious outcomes of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, and resolutely defend the post-war international order.
"We must never allow any denial or distortion of the history of aggression, never allow the revival of militarism, and never allow the recurrence of historical tragedies," the Chinese envoy said.
Any words or actions that challenge or seek to subvert the post-war international order could create instability in the world and bring immense suffering to humanity as a community with a shared future," Fu said.
"Japan, as a defeated country in World War II, must do deep soul-searching regarding its historical crimes, abide by the political commitments it made on the Taiwan question, immediately stop provocative actions that cross the line, and retract its erroneous remarks," he said.
China condemns Japan's colonial past in Taiwan, urging vigilance against militarism
