Xinhua News Agency reported on July 17 that Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Russia regards China as a “priority partner.”
Responding to a question from Xinhua News Agency during a regular press briefing, Zakharova said that Russia and China view each other as priority partners on the international stage. The two countries share identical or closely aligned positions on fundamental issues concerning the current international order and major global topics. One of the main goals of Russia–China cooperation is to promote reform of the international system and to enhance the role of the global majority in shaping the international agenda.
Zakharova added that, in response to attempts by certain countries to maintain unilateral dominance, Russia and China are jointly committed – within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, the G20, APEC, BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization – to working alongside Global South countries to build a fairer and more multipolar world order.
Source: Xinhua, July 18, 2025
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