Russia Announces Plan to Beef Up Ties with China

Russia has revealed that the Kremlin is considering beefing up ties with Beijing as a top policy goal.

Secretary of the national Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, described the strengthening of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with Beijing as an unconditional priority of the country’s foreign policy.

Patrushev noted that in the current conditions, the two countries must show even greater readiness for mutual support and development of cooperation.

The Chinese and Russian officials also emphasized a need to expand cooperation on cybersecurity.