China, Russia’s ties show ‘strong resilience’, ‘strategic resolve’ – Wang Yi

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands as they meet in Indonesia and Wang Yi says 

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands as they meet in Denpasar, Indonesia July 7, 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

BEIJING — China and Russia have maintained normal exchanges and promoted cooperation in various fields and cast aside any “interference,” showing the “strong resilience” and “strategic resolve” of their relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.

China will also support all efforts conducive to the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis, Wang told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a meeting on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday.

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