By Kremlin
February 06, 2022:
Information Clearing House
-- At the invitation
of President of the People’s Republic of China Xi
Jinping, President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir V. Putin visited China on 4 February 2022.
The Heads of State held talks in Beijing and took
part in the opening ceremony of the XXIV Olympic
Winter Games.
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic
of China, hereinafter referred to as the sides,
state as follows.
Today, the world is going through momentous
changes, and humanity is entering a new era of rapid
development and profound transformation. It sees the
development of such processes and phenomena as
multipolarity, economic globalization, the advent of
information society, cultural diversity,
transformation of the global governance architecture
and world order; there is increasing interrelation
and interdependence between the States; a trend has
emerged towards redistribution of power in the
world; and the international community is showing a
growing demand for the leadership aiming at peaceful
and gradual development. At the same time, as the
pandemic of the new coronavirus infection continues,
the international and regional security situation is
complicating and the number of global challenges and
threats is growing from day to day. Some actors
representing but the minority on the international
scale continue to advocate unilateral approaches to
addressing international issues and resort to force;
they interfere in the internal affairs of other
states, infringing their legitimate rights and
interests, and incite contradictions, differences
and confrontation, thus hampering the development
and progress of mankind, against the opposition from
the international community.
The sides call on all States to pursue well-being
for all and, with these ends, to build dialogue and
mutual trust, strengthen mutual understanding,
champion such universal human values as peace,
development, equality, justice, democracy and
freedom, respect the rights of peoples to
independently determine the development paths of
their countries and the sovereignty and the security
and development interests of States, to protect the
United Nations-driven international architecture and
the international law-based world order, seek
genuine multipolarity with the United Nations and
its Security Council playing a central and
coordinating role, promote more democratic
international relations, and ensure peace, stability
and sustainable development across the world.
The sides share the understanding that democracy
is a universal human value, rather than a privilege
of a limited number of States, and that its
promotion and protection is a common responsibility
of the entire world community.
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The sides believe that democracy is a means of
citizens’ participation in the government of their
country with the view to improving the well-being of
population and implementing the principle of popular
government. Democracy is exercised in all spheres of
public life as part of a nation-wide process and
reflects the interests of all the people, its will,
guarantees its rights, meets its needs and protects
its interests. There is no one-size-fits-all
template to guide countries in establishing
democracy. A nation can choose such forms and
methods of implementing democracy that would best
suit its particular state, based on its social and
political system, its historical background,
traditions and unique cultural characteristics. It
is only up to the people of the country to decide
whether their State is a democratic one.
The sides note that Russia and China as world
powers with rich cultural and historical heritage
have long-standing traditions of democracy, which
rely on thousand-years of experience of development,
broad popular support and consideration of the needs
and interests of citizens. Russia and China
guarantee their people the right to take part
through various means and in various forms in the
administration of the State and public life in
accordance with the law. The people of both
countries are certain of the way they have chosen
and respect the democratic systems and traditions of
other States.
The sides note that democratic principles are
implemented at the global level, as well as in
administration of State. Certain States’ attempts to
impose their own ”democratic standards“ on other
countries, to monopolize the right to assess the
level of compliance with democratic criteria, to
draw dividing lines based on the grounds of
ideology, including by establishing exclusive blocs
and alliances of convenience, prove to be nothing
but flouting of democracy and go against the spirit
and true values of democracy. Such attempts at
hegemony pose serious threats to global and regional
peace and stability and undermine the stability of
the world order.
The sides believe that the advocacy of democracy
and human rights must not be used to put pressure on
other countries. They oppose the abuse of democratic
values and interference in the internal affairs of
sovereign states under the pretext of protecting
democracy and human rights, and any attempts to
incite divisions and confrontation in the world. The
sides call on the international community to respect
cultural and civilizational diversity and the rights
of peoples of different countries to
self-determination. They stand ready to work
together with all the interested partners to promote
genuine democracy.
The sides note that the Charter of the United
Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights set noble goals in the area of universal
human rights, set forth fundamental principles,
which all the States must comply with and observe in
deeds. At the same time, as every nation has its own
unique national features, history, culture, social
system and level of social and economic development,
universal nature of human rights should be seen
through the prism of the real situation in every
particular country, and human rights should be
protected in accordance with the specific situation
in each country and the needs of its population.
Promotion and protection of human rights is a shared
responsibility of the international community. The
states should equally prioritize all categories of
human rights and promote them in a systemic manner.
The international human rights cooperation should be
carried out as a dialogue between the equals
involving all countries. All States must have equal
access to the right to development. Interaction and
cooperation on human rights matters should be based
on the principle of equality of all countries and
mutual respect for the sake of strengthening the
international human rights architecture.
II
The sides believe that peace, development and
cooperation lie at the core of the modern
international system. Development is a key driver in
ensuring the prosperity of the nations. The ongoing
pandemic of the new coronavirus infection poses a
serious challenge to the fulfilment of the UN 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is vital to
enhance partnership relations for the sake of global
development and make sure that the new stage of
global development is defined by balance, harmony
and inclusiveness.
The sides are seeking to advance their work to
link the development plans for the Eurasian Economic
Union and the Belt and Road Initiative with a view
to intensifying practical cooperation between the
EAEU and China in various areas and promoting
greater interconnectedness between the Asia Pacific
and Eurasian regions. The sides reaffirm their focus
on building the Greater Eurasian Partnership in
parallel and in coordination with the Belt and Road
construction to foster the development of regional
associations as well as bilateral and multilateral
integration processes for the benefit of the peoples
on the Eurasian continent.
The sides agreed to continue consistently
intensifying practical cooperation for the
sustainable development of the Arctic.
The sides will strengthen cooperation within
multilateral mechanisms, including the United
Nations, and encourage the international community
to prioritize development issues in the global
macro-policy coordination. They call on the
developed countries to implement in good faith their
formal commitments on development assistance,
provide more resources to developing countries,
address the uneven development of States, work to
offset such imbalances within States, and advance
global and international development cooperation.
The Russian side confirms its readiness to continue
working on the China-proposed Global Development
Initiative, including participation in the
activities of the Group of Friends of the Global
Development Initiative under the UN auspices. In
order to accelerate the implementation of the UN
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the sides
call on the international community to take
practical steps in key areas of cooperation such as
poverty reduction, food security, vaccines and
epidemics control, financing for development,
climate change, sustainable development, including
green development, industrialization, digital
economy, and infrastructure connectivity.
The sides call on the international community to
create open, equal, fair and non-discriminatory
conditions for scientific and technological
development, to step up practical implementation of
scientific and technological advances in order to
identify new drivers of economic growth.
The sides call upon all countries to strengthen
cooperation in sustainable transport, actively build
contacts and share knowledge in the construction of
transport facilities, including smart transport and
sustainable transport, development and use of Arctic
routes, as well as to develop other areas to support
global post-epidemic recovery.
The sides are taking serious action and making an
important contribution to the fight against climate
change. Jointly celebrating the 30th anniversary of
the adoption of the UN Framework Convention on
Climate Change, they reaffirm their commitment to
this Convention as well as to the goals, principles
and provisions of the Paris Agreement, including the
principle of common but differentiated
responsibilities. The sides work together to ensure
the full and effective implementation of the Paris
Agreement, remain committed to fulfilling the
obligations they have undertaken and expect that
developed countries will actually ensure the annual
provision of $100 billion of climate finance to
developing states. The sides oppose setting up new
barriers in international trade under the pretext of
fighting climate change.
The sides strongly support the development of
international cooperation and exchanges in the field
of biological diversity, actively participating in
the relevant global governance process, and intend
to jointly promote the harmonious development of
humankind and nature as well as green transformation
to ensure sustainable global development.
The Heads of State positively assess the
effective interaction between Russia and China in
the bilateral and multilateral formats focusing on
the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, protection
of life and health of the population of the two
countries and the peoples of the world. They will
further increase cooperation in the development and
manufacture of vaccines against the new coronavirus
infection, as well as medical drugs for its
treatment, and enhance collaboration in public
health and modern medicine. The sides plan to
strengthen coordination on epidemiological measures
to ensure strong protection of health, safety and
order in contacts between citizens of the two
countries. The sides have commended the work of the
competent authorities and regions of the two
countries on implementing quarantine measures in the
border areas and ensuring the stable operation of
the border crossing points, and intend to consider
establishing a joint mechanism for epidemic control
and prevention in the border areas to jointly plan
anti-epidemic measures to be taken at the border
checkpoints, share information, build infrastructure
and improve the efficiency of customs clearance of
goods.
The sides emphasize that ascertaining the origin
of the new coronavirus infection is a matter of
science. Research on this topic must be based on
global knowledge, and that requires cooperation
among scientists from all over the world. The sides
oppose politicization of this issue. The Russian
side welcomes the work carried out jointly by China
and WHO to identify the source of the new
coronavirus infection and supports the China – WHO
joint report on the matter. The sides call on the
global community to jointly promote a serious
scientific approach to the study of the coronavirus
origin.
The Russian side supports a successful hosting by
the Chinese side of the Winter Olympic and
Paralympic Games in Beijing in 2022.
The sides highly appreciate the level of
bilateral cooperation in sports and the Olympic
movement and express their readiness to contribute
to its further progressive development.
III
The sides are gravely concerned about serious
international security challenges and believe that
the fates of all nations are interconnected. No
State can or should ensure its own security
separately from the security of the rest of the
world and at the expense of the security of other
States. The international community should actively
engage in global governance to ensure universal,
comprehensive, indivisible and lasting security.
The sides reaffirm their strong mutual support
for the protection of their core interests, state
sovereignty and territorial integrity, and oppose
interference by external forces in their internal
affairs.
The Russian side reaffirms its support for the
One-China principle, confirms that Taiwan is an
inalienable part of China, and opposes any forms of
independence of Taiwan.
Russia and China stand against attempts by
external forces to undermine security and stability
in their common adjacent regions, intend to counter
interference by outside forces in the internal
affairs of sovereign countries under any pretext,
oppose colour revolutions, and will increase
cooperation in the aforementioned areas.
The sides condemn terrorism in all its
manifestations, promote the idea of creating a
single global anti-terrorism front, with the United
Nations playing a central role, advocate stronger
political coordination and constructive engagement
in multilateral counterterrorism efforts. The sides
oppose politicization of the issues of combating
terrorism and their use as instruments of policy of
double standards, condemn the practice of
interference in the internal affairs of other States
for geopolitical purposes through the use of
terrorist and extremist groups as well as under the
guise of combating international terrorism and
extremism.
The sides believe that certain States, military
and political alliances and coalitions seek to
obtain, directly or indirectly, unilateral military
advantages to the detriment of the security of
others, including by employing unfair competition
practices, intensify geopolitical rivalry, fuel
antagonism and confrontation, and seriously
undermine the international security order and
global strategic stability. The sides oppose further
enlargement of NATO and call on the North Atlantic
Alliance to abandon its ideologized cold war
approaches, to respect the sovereignty, security and
interests of other countries, the diversity of their
civilizational, cultural and historical backgrounds,
and to exercise a fair and objective attitude
towards the peaceful development of other States.
The sides stand against the formation of closed bloc
structures and opposing camps in the Asia-Pacific
region and remain highly vigilant about the negative
impact of the United States’ Indo-Pacific strategy
on peace and stability in the region. Russia and
China have made consistent efforts to build an
equitable, open and inclusive security system in the
Asia-Pacific Region (APR) that is not directed
against third countries and that promotes peace,
stability and prosperity.
The sides welcome the Joint Statement of the
Leaders of the Five Nuclear-Weapons States on
Preventing Nuclear War and Avoiding Arms Races and
believe that all nuclear-weapons States should
abandon the cold war mentality and zero-sum games,
reduce the role of nuclear weapons in their national
security policies, withdraw nuclear weapons deployed
abroad, eliminate the unrestricted development of
global anti-ballistic missile defense (ABM) system,
and take effective steps to reduce the risks of
nuclear wars and any armed conflicts between
countries with military nuclear capabilities.
The sides reaffirm that the Treaty on the
Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is the
cornerstone of the international disarmament and
nuclear non-proliferation system, an important part
of the post-war international security system, and
plays an indispensable role in world peace and
development. The international community should
promote the balanced implementation of the three
pillars of the Treaty and work together to protect
the credibility, effectiveness and the universal
nature of the instrument.
The sides are seriously concerned about the
trilateral security partnership between Australia,
the United States, and the United Kingdom (AUKUS),
which provides for deeper cooperation between its
members in areas involving strategic stability, in
particular their decision to initiate cooperation in
the field of nuclear-powered submarines. Russia and
China believe that such actions are contrary to the
objectives of security and sustainable development
of the Asia-Pacific region, increase the danger of
an arms race in the region, and pose serious risks
of nuclear proliferation. The sides strongly condemn
such moves and call on AUKUS participants to fulfil
their nuclear and missile non-proliferation
commitments in good faith and to work together to
safeguard peace, stability, and development in the
region.
Japan’s plans to release nuclear contaminated
water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant
into the ocean and the potential environmental
impact of such actions are of deep concern to the
sides. The sides emphasize that the disposal of
nuclear contaminated water should be handled with
responsibility and carried out in a proper manner
based on arrangements between the Japanese side and
neighbouring States, other interested parties, and
relevant international agencies while ensuring
transparency, scientific reasoning, and in
accordance with international law.
The sides believe that the U.S. withdrawal from
the Treaty on the Elimination of Intermediate-Range
and Shorter-Range Missiles, the acceleration of
research and the development of intermediate-range
and shorter-range ground-based missiles and the
desire to deploy them in the Asia-Pacific and
European regions, as well as their transfer to the
allies, entail an increase in tension and distrust,
increase risks to international and regional
security, lead to the weakening of international
non-proliferation and arms control system,
undermining global strategic stability. The sided
call on the United States to respond positively to
the Russian initiative and abandon its plans to
deploy intermediate-range and shorter-range
ground-based missiles in the Asia-Pacific region and
Europe. The sides will continue to maintain contacts
and strengthen coordination on this issue.
The Chinese side is sympathetic to and supports
the proposals put forward by the Russian Federation
to create long-term legally binding security
guarantees in Europe.
The sides note that the denunciation by the
United States of a number of important international
arms control agreements has an extremely negative
impact on international and regional security and
stability. The sides express concern over the
advancement of U.S. plans to develop global missile
defence and deploy its elements in various regions
of the world, combined with capacity building of
high-precision non-nuclear weapons for disarming
strikes and other strategic objectives. The sides
stress the importance of the peaceful uses of outer
space, strongly support the central role of the UN
Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in
promoting international cooperation, maintaining and
developing international space law and regulation in
the field of space activities. Russia and China will
continue to increase cooperation on such matters of
mutual interest as the long-term sustainability of
space activities and the development and use of
space resources. The sides oppose attempts by some
States to turn outer space into an arena of armed
confrontation and reiterate their intention to make
all necessary efforts to prevent the weaponization
of space and an arms race in outer space. They will
counteract activities aimed at achieving military
superiority in space and using it for combat
operations. The sides affirm the need for the early
launch of negotiations to conclude a legally binding
multilateral instrument based on the Russian-Chinese
draft treaty on the prevention of placement of
weapons in outer space and the use or threat of
force against space objects that would provide
fundamental and reliable guarantees against an arms
race and the weaponization of outer space.
Russia and China emphasize that appropriate
transparency and confidence-building measures,
including an international initiative/political
commitment not to be the first to place weapons in
space, can also contribute to the goal of preventing
an arms race in outer space, but such measures
should complement and not substitute the effective
legally binding regime governing space activities.
The sides reaffirm their belief that the
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development,
Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological
(Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their
Destruction (BWC) is an essential pillar of
international peace and security. Russia and China
underscore their determination to preserve the
credibility and effectiveness of the Convention.
The sides affirm the need to fully respect and
further strengthen the BWC, including by
institutionalizing it, strengthening its mechanisms,
and adopting a legally binding Protocol to the
Convention with an effective verification mechanism,
as well as through regular consultation and
cooperation in addressing any issues related to the
implementation of the Convention.
The sides emphasize that domestic and foreign
bioweapons activities by the United States and its
allies raise serious concerns and questions for the
international community regarding their compliance
with the BWC. The sides share the view that such
activities pose a serious threat to the national
security of the Russian Federation and China and are
detrimental to the security of the respective
regions. The sides call on the U.S. and its allies
to act in an open, transparent, and responsible
manner by properly reporting on their military
biological activities conducted overseas and on
their national territory, and by supporting the
resumption of negotiations on a legally binding BWC
Protocol with an effective verification mechanism.
The sides, reaffirming their commitment to the
goal of a world free of chemical weapons, call upon
all parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention to
work together to uphold its credibility and
effectiveness. Russia and China are deeply concerned
about the politicization of the Organization for the
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and call on all of
its members to strengthen solidarity and cooperation
and protect the tradition of consensual
decision-making. Russia and China insist that the
United States, as the sole State Party to the
Convention that has not yet completed the process of
eliminating chemical weapons, accelerate the
elimination of its stockpiles of chemical weapons.
The sides emphasize the importance of balancing the
non-proliferation obligations of states with the
interests of legitimate international cooperation in
the use of advanced technology and related materials
and equipment for peaceful purposes. The sides note
the resolution entitled ”Promoting international
Cooperation on Peaceful Uses in the Context of
International Security“ adopted at the 76th session
of the UN General Assembly on the initiative of
China and co‑sponsored by Russia, and look forward
to its consistent implementation in accordance with
the goals set forth therein.
The sides attach great importance to the issues
of governance in the field of artificial
intelligence. The sides are ready to strengthen
dialogue and contacts on artificial intelligence.
The sides reiterate their readiness to deepen
cooperation in the field of international
information security and to contribute to building
an open, secure, sustainable and accessible ICT
environment. The sides emphasize that the principles
of the non-use of force, respect for national
sovereignty and fundamental human rights and
freedoms, and non-interference in the internal
affairs of other States, as enshrined in the UN
Charter, are applicable to the information space.
Russia and China reaffirm the key role of the UN in
responding to threats to international information
security and express their support for the
Organization in developing new norms of conduct of
states in this area.
The sides welcome the implementation of the
global negotiation process on international
information security within a single mechanism and
support in this context the work of the UN
Open-ended Working Group on security of and in the
use of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) 2021–2025 (OEWG) and express their
willingness to speak with one voice within it. The
sides consider it necessary to consolidate the
efforts of the international community to develop
new norms of responsible behaviour of States,
including legal ones, as well as a universal
international legal instrument regulating the
activities of States in the field of ICT. The sides
believe that the Global Initiative on Data Security,
proposed by the Chinese side and supported, in
principle, by the Russian side, provides a basis for
the Working Group to discuss and elaborate responses
to data security threats and other threats to
international information security.
The sides reiterate their support of United
Nations General Assembly resolutions 74/247 and
75/282, support the work of the relevant Ad Hoc
Committee of Governmental Experts, facilitate the
negotiations within the United Nations for the
elaboration of an international convention on
countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes.
The sides encourage constructive participation of
all sides in the negotiations in order to agree as
soon as possible on a credible, universal, and
comprehensive convention and provide it to the
United Nations General Assembly at its 78th session
in strict compliance with resolution 75/282. For
these purposes, Russia and China have presented a
joint draft convention as a basis for negotiations.
The sides support the internationalization of
Internet governance, advocate equal rights to its
governance, believe that any attempts to limit their
sovereign right to regulate national segments of the
Internet and ensure their security are unacceptable,
are interested in greater participation of the
International Telecommunication Union in addressing
these issues.
The sides intend to deepen bilateral cooperation
in international information security on the basis
of the relevant 2015 intergovernmental agreement. To
this end, the sides have agreed to adopt in the near
future a plan for cooperation between Russia and
China in this area.
IV
The sides underline that Russia and China, as
world powers and permanent members of the United
Nations Security Council, intend to firmly adhere to
moral principles and accept their responsibility,
strongly advocate the international system with the
central coordinating role of the United Nations in
international affairs, defend the world order based
on international law, including the purposes and
principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
advance multipolarity and promote the
democratization of international relations, together
create an even more prospering, stable, and just
world, jointly build international relations of a
new type.
The Russian side notes the significance of the
concept of constructing a ”community of common
destiny for mankind“ proposed by the Chinese side to
ensure greater solidarity of the international
community and consolidation of efforts in responding
to common challenges. The Chinese side notes the
significance of the efforts taken by the Russian
side to establish a just multipolar system of
international relations.
The sides intend to strongly uphold the outcomes
of the Second World War and the existing post-war
world order, defend the authority of the United
Nations and justice in international relations,
resist attempts to deny, distort, and falsify the
history of the Second World War.
In order to prevent the recurrence of the tragedy
of the world war, the sides will strongly condemn
actions aimed at denying the responsibility for
atrocities of Nazi aggressors, militarist invaders,
and their accomplices, besmirch and tarnish the
honour of the victorious countries.
The sides call for the establishment of a new
kind of relationships between world powers on the
basis of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and
mutually beneficial cooperation. They reaffirm that
the new inter-State relations between Russia and
China are superior to political and military
alliances of the Cold War era. Friendship between
the two States has no limits, there are no
”forbidden“ areas of cooperation, strengthening of
bilateral strategic cooperation is neither aimed
against third countries nor affected by the changing
international environment and circumstantial changes
in third countries.
The sides reiterate the need for consolidation,
not division of the international community, the
need for cooperation, not confrontation. The sides
oppose the return of international relations to the
state of confrontation between major powers, when
the weak fall prey to the strong. The sides intend
to resist attempts to substitute universally
recognized formats and mechanisms that are
consistent with international law for rules
elaborated in private by certain nations or blocs of
nations, and are against addressing international
problems indirectly and without consensus, oppose
power politics, bullying, unilateral sanctions, and
extraterritorial application of jurisdiction, as
well as the abuse of export control policies, and
support trade facilitation in line with the rules of
the World Trade Organization (WTO).
The sides reaffirmed their intention to
strengthen foreign policy coordination, pursue true
multilateralism, strengthen cooperation on
multilateral platforms, defend common interests,
support the international and regional balance of
power, and improve global governance.
The sides support and defend the multilateral
trade system based on the central role of the World
Trade Organization (WTO), take an active part in the
WTO reform, opposing unilateral approaches and
protectionism. The sides are ready to strengthen
dialogue between partners and coordinate positions
on trade and economic issues of common concern,
contribute to ensuring the sustainable and stable
operation of global and regional value chains,
promote a more open, inclusive, transparent,
non-discriminatory system of international trade and
economic rules.
The sides support the G20 format as an important
forum for discussing international economic
cooperation issues and anti-crisis response
measures, jointly promote the invigorated spirit of
solidarity and cooperation within the G20, support
the leading role of the association in such areas as
the international fight against epidemics, world
economic recovery, inclusive sustainable
development, improving the global economic
governance system in a fair and rational manner to
collectively address global challenges.
The sides support the deepened strategic
partnership within BRICS, promote the expanded
cooperation in three main areas: politics and
security, economy and finance, and humanitarian
exchanges. In particular, Russia and China intend to
encourage interaction in the fields of public
health, digital economy, science, innovation and
technology, including artificial intelligence
technologies, as well as the increased coordination
between BRICS countries on international platforms.
The sides strive to further strengthen the BRICS
Plus/Outreach format as an effective mechanism of
dialogue with regional integration associations and
organizations of developing countries and States
with emerging markets.
The Russian side will fully support the Chinese
side chairing the association in 2022, and assist in
the fruitful holding of the XIV BRICS summit.
Russia and China aim to comprehensively
strengthen the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
and further enhance its role in shaping a
polycentric world order based on the universally
recognized principles of international law,
multilateralism, equal, joint, indivisible,
comprehensive and sustainable security.
They consider it important to consistently
implement the agreements on improved mechanisms to
counter challenges and threats to the security of
SCO member states and, in the context of addressing
this task, advocate expanded functionality of the
SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
The sides will contribute to imparting a new
quality and dynamics to the economic interaction
between the SCO member States in the fields of
trade, manufacturing, transport, energy, finance,
investment, agriculture, customs,
telecommunications, innovation and other areas of
mutual interest, including through the use of
advanced, resource-saving, energy efficient and
”green“ technologies.
The sides note the fruitful interaction within
the SCO under the 2009 Agreement between the
Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
member States on cooperation in the field of
international information security, as well as
within the specialized Group of Experts. In this
context, they welcome the adoption of the SCO Joint
Action Plan on Ensuring International Information
Security for 2022–2023 by the Council of Heads of
State of SCO Member States on September 17, 2021 in
Dushanbe.
Russia and China proceed from the ever-increasing
importance of cultural and humanitarian cooperation
for the progressive development of the SCO. In order
to strengthen mutual understanding between the
people of the SCO member States, they will continue
to effectively foster interaction in such areas as
cultural ties, education, science and technology,
healthcare, environmental protection, tourism,
people-to-people contacts, sports.
Russia and China will continue to work to
strengthen the role of APEC as the leading platform
for multilateral dialogue on economic issues in the
Asia-Pacific region. The sides intend to step up
coordinated action to successfully implement the
”Putrajaya guidelines for the development of APEC
until 2040“ with a focus on creating a free, open,
fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and
predictable trade and investment environment in the
region. Particular emphasis will be placed on the
fight against the novel coronavirus infection
pandemic and economic recovery, digitalization of a
wide range of different spheres of life, economic
growth in remote territories and the establishment
of interaction between APEC and other regional
multilateral associations with a similar agenda.
The sides intend to develop cooperation within
the ”Russia-India-China“ format, as well as to
strengthen interaction on such venues as the East
Asia Summit, ASEAN Regional Forum on Security,
Meeting of Defense Ministers of the ASEAN Member
States and Dialogue Partners. Russia and China
support ASEAN’s central role in developing
cooperation in East Asia, continue to increase
coordination on deepened cooperation with ASEAN, and
jointly promote cooperation in the areas of public
health, sustainable development, combating terrorism
and countering transnational crime. The sides intend
to continue to work in the interest of a
strengthened role of ASEAN as a key element of the
regional architecture.
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