China is evolving into a more independent and self-reliant economy, striving to enhance the well-being of its people rather than competing with other countries, said Special Envoy of the Russian President Boris Titov, during an interview with China Global Television Network on Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, delivered his 2026 message on New Year's Eve, in which he looked back over the past year and extended New Year wishes for the coming year.
President Xi stressed that the year 2026 marks the beginning of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and China should take solid steps to promote high-quality development, and further deepen reform and opening up across the board.
Titov, who serves as the Special Envoy of the Russian President for Relations with International Organizations for the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals, and chairman of the Russian side of the China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development, emphasized the significance of China's approach to its economic strategy.
"China has set very ambitious goals for its new Five-Year Plan. It has all the grounds and all the possibilities to successfully achieve these goals. The economic world order is changing today, and China is becoming an increasingly independent and self-reliant economy, focused on improving the lives of its people, rather than competing with other countries. It focuses on partnership with countries close in spirit," he said.
Titov reaffirmed the close relationship between Russia and China, stating, "Russia is a close friend of China, and I think that relations in the economic sphere will not only develop as a partnership, but as a friendly cooperation. Since we do not compete, we help each other develop our economies for the benefit of our peoples."
China’s development focuses on people's well-being rather than competition: Russian special envoy
