BEIJING, May 21. /TASS/. During their meeting and talks in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin sent a clear signal to the international community regarding the strengthening of global stability, Chinese experts said, according to the Global Times.
"At a time when the existing international system and mechanisms are facing disruptive pressures, the two heads of state sent a clear message of stability and injected constructive momentum into the international community," the newspaper cited an opinion of Zhao Long, deputy director of the Institute for International Strategic and Security Studies in Shanghai.
According to his colleague, Liu Jun, executive director of the Center for Russian Studies at East China Normal University, the statements by Putin and Xi Jinping indicate that relations between Beijing and Moscow are focused not only on the immediate future but also on the long-term strategic outlook, seeking closer coordination, deepening friendship and good-neighborly ties, and "higher-quality development, which marks a new stage" for the countries' cooperation. The expert noted that the latest meeting between the leaders of the two countries is not only a "review of past achievements" but also a "forward-looking effort to set the direction and priorities for the next stage of bilateral relations."
