Russia, China Extend Treaty Pledging to Support Each Other in Case of Outside AggressionHailing an “unprecedentedly high level” of relations between them, the presidents of Russia and China on Monday announced the extension of a 20-year old treaty which includes an approximation of NATO’s mutual defense commitment.
At a virtual summit marking the 20th anniversary of the treaty of “good neighborliness, friendship and cooperation,” Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping discussed ways in which their countries cooperate on an international stage dominated by a superpower whose policies they firmly reject.
In a joint statement they stressed the need to jointly uphold the international system with the United Nations at the core, and to oppose unilateral sanctions and attempts by outside countries to interfere in their domestic affairs under the guise of promoting democracy and human rights.
They agreed to extend by another five years the treaty signed in July 2001 by Putin and then-Chinese President Jiang Zemin.
In that document, Russia and China declared their intention to build a strategic partnership based on mutual respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity, mutual benefit, non-aggression, and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs..............
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