Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People's

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In Their Own Words

Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and

the People’s Republic of China on the

International Relations Entering a New Era

and the Global Sustainable Development

February 4, 2022

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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.

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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.

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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

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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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