On February 1, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi met with Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu in Beijing.

Wang Yi welcomed Sergei Shoigu's visit to China for the strategic communication as designated by President Vladimir Putin. Wang Yi noted that the world today is undergoing increasing changes and turbulence, with the post-war international order and norms governing international relations severely impacted, and the world faces a real risk of regressing to the law of the jungle. As major countries and permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, China and Russia have the responsibility and obligation to practice true multilateralism, safeguard the international system with the UN at its core, advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and work to build a more just and equitable global governance system.

Noting that China and Russia are each other's largest neighbors and comprehensive strategic partners of coordination for a new era, Wang Yi said the two countries should maintain close communication on major issues concerning bilateral relations, step up mutual support on issues bearing on each other's core interests, and safeguard their respective and common interests. Highlighting that head-of-state guidance is the greatest advantage of and fundamental guarantee for the high-level development of China-Russia relations, Wang Yi stated that China is ready to work with Russia to fully implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state, enhance strategic communication, deepen strategic coordination, and open up new prospects for China-Russia relations in the new year.

Sergei Shoigu extended early Spring Festival greetings to the Chinese people for a happy Year of the Horse. He said that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Russia-China Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, and that bilateral relations are underpinned by mutual respect, mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit. He noted that since the start of the year, the global landscape has been volatile, with frequent flare-ups of security and hotspot issues. Russia consistently upholds the one-China principle, closely follows the moves of hostile forces to undermine stability across the Taiwan Strait, and firmly opposes Japan's attempts to accelerate remilitarization. The Russian side is willing to work with the Chinese side to continue firm mutual support, enhance bilateral cooperation, strengthen coordination within multilateral mechanisms such as the UN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS, jointly maintain the high-level development momentum of Russia-China relations, and work to build a more just and equitable multipolar world and an indivisible security architecture on the Eurasian continent.

The two sides also conducted in-depth strategic communication on various international and regional issues of mutual concern.