Overview
- Speaking at the combined Direct Line Q&A and year-end press conference in Moscow, Putin framed ties with Beijing as a high‑trust strategic partnership.
- He said cooperation now spans high tech, education, humanitarian exchanges and outer space projects.
- Putin estimated bilateral trade turnover at roughly $240–250 billion and said Russia ranks first among European countries in China’s country-level cooperation.
- He emphasized sustained security coordination, describing constant contacts between the defense ministries and regular joint drills.
- The remarks continued the public messaging he advanced during a September visit to Beijing, underscoring continuity in the relationship’s trajectory.