China-Russia relationship has stood rock-solid against all odds: FM

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- In a changing and turbulent world, China-Russia relationship has stood rock-solid against all odds, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.

The China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination has been based on equality, respect and mutual benefit since day one, which represents the direction of a new type of major-country relations, Wang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress.

China and Russia share a high degree of political mutual trust, Wang said, noting that working back-to-back lies at the heart of this relationship, and the strong strategic resilience enables it to defy any external instigation or pressure.

China and Russia act in close coordination. In major international and regional affairs, China and Russia share the broadest strategic consensus and closest strategic coordination, including defending international rule and order, Wang noted.

Eighty years ago, China and Russia together contributed to the building of the postwar order. Today, 80 years on, China and Russia together will add momentum to the advent of a multipolar world, he said.