Overview
- Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing for discussions on the changing international and regional security landscape.
- Shoigu reiterated Russia’s consistent support for China on Taiwan, Xinjiang, Xizang (Tibet) and Hong Kong, aligning publicly with Beijing on its most sensitive issues.
- Chinese readouts framed the talks as a strategic dialogue that stresses multilateralism and a more balanced global order, with Wang warning of a drift toward the law of the jungle.
- The engagement reflects sustained high-level coordination that includes the 20th round of China–Russia strategic security consultations and separate talks between Wang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
- Regional tensions featured in the agenda following remarks on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister, as Russian and Chinese statements criticized perceived remilitarization in Japan.