China Tells Russia’s Shoigu Relations Could ‘Break New Ground’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu in Beijing on February 1, 2026. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China’s top diplomat told Russia’s security chief that bilateral relations could “break new ground” this year as the two officials met in Beijing on Sunday, according to an official government statement.

Beijing and Moscow have ramped up economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts in recent years, and their strategic partnership has grown closer since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.

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by Agence France-Presse

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