Russia and China sign military cooperation agreement
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu affirmed that China is an important strategic partner and the relationship between the two countries is entering a new stage of development.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China Zhang Youxia held talks and signed a number of documents on military and military technology cooperation in Moscow on September 4.
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At the meeting, Russian Defense Minister Shoigu affirmed that China is an important strategic partner and the relationship between the two countries is entering a new stage of development.
For his part, Mr. Zhang Youxia accused the US and other countries of exerting strategic pressure on China-Russia relations. China has always prioritized diplomacy with Russia and is ready to cooperate to achieve a new breakthrough.
The two countries' militaries last conducted large-scale joint exercises in September 2018 in the Russian Far East, and in July this year, conducting warning and surveillance activities in the Sea of Japan, including airspace over the disputed islands that South Korea calls Dokkdo and Japan calls Takeshima./.
