Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday emphasized the substantial expansion of bilateral ties with China and expressed his commitment to advancing cooperation on both bilateral and international levels.
Putin made the remarks during large-group talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while he was paying a state visit to China, during which he expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and hospitality from the Chinese side.
Noting that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between China and Russia, Putin expressed his commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation on this basis.
"Twenty-five years on since the signing of the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation Between China and Russia, bilateral cooperation has expanded significantly. We also hope to continue in this spirit, jointly advancing bilateral cooperation and working together on the international stage," said Putin.
Putin vows to strengthen bilateral cooperation with China
Putin vows to strengthen bilateral cooperation with China
Putin vows to strengthen bilateral cooperation with China
Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities politicizing a cross-Strait zoo animal exchange program involving red pandas is absurd and ridiculous, said a spokesperson of the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Wednesday.
A handover ceremony for two red pandas from Shanghai to Taipei was held on June 5, following a black-footed penguin-red panda exchange agreement between the two cities' zoos under the 2024 cooperation memorandum of the Shanghai-Taipei City Forum.
While the red pandas' handover under the memorandum drew widespread attention and warm praise from netizens on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, some DPP politicians claimed the twin-city forum would become a "breach" for "infiltration."
In response, Zhang Han, the spokesperson, highlighted the forum's role in promoting exchanges, and slammed the secessionist forces in Taiwan for politicizing an animal conservation exchange program.
"The Shanghai-Taipei City Forum serves as an important institutionalized exchange platform between the two cities and has played an important and positive role in promoting exchanges and cooperation in various fields. Animal conservation exchanges involve no confrontation, only warmth. Such activities are highly beneficial and the more the better," Zhang told a press briefing in Beijing.
"More interaction and exchanges are the shared aspiration of compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. We will, as always, support exchanges and cooperation in various fields, including cross-Strait city exchanges, to continuously enhance the well-being of compatriots across the Strait, and promote closer bonds between compatriots on both sides. 'Taiwan independence' separatist forces routinely smear cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation with so-called 'breaches for infiltration' claims, and now they are making a political issue out of red pandas, which is absurd and ridiculous," she said.
Spokesperson dismisses Taiwan's DPP for making fuss over red pandas
