Wang Yi conducts strategic communication with Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Shoygu.

On February 1, 2026, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Director of the Central Foreign Affairs Office, met with Russian Federation Security Council Secretary Shoigu in Beijing. Wang Yi welcomed Shoigu's visit to China for strategic communication on behalf of President Putin, noting that the current world is more chaotic and complex, with the post-World War II international order and rules of international relations facing serious challenges. The world is facing the real danger of reverting to the "law of the jungle." As major powers and permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Russia have a responsibility to uphold true multilateralism, maintain the international system centered on the United Nations, advocate for a more equal and orderly world multipolarization, inclusive economic globalization, and promote the construction of a more just and fair global governance system. Wang Yi emphasized that China and Russia, as each other's largest neighbors and comprehensive strategic partners in the new era, should maintain close communication on major issues concerning their relationship, increase mutual support on core interest issues, and safeguard their respective and common interests. The leadership of the two countries' leaders is the greatest advantage and fundamental guarantee for the high-level development of China-Russia relations. China is willing to work with Russia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen strategic communication, deepen strategic cooperation, and open up new prospects for China-Russia relations in the new year. Shoigu sent his best wishes for the Chinese people's Lunar New Year and expressed that this year marks the 25th anniversary of the signing of the "Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation between Russia and China". The relationship between the two countries is based on mutual respect, trust, and mutual benefit. Amid the changing global landscape since the beginning of the year, security hotspots have emerged frequently. Russia has always adhered to the One China principle, closely monitoring hostile forces disrupting stability in the Taiwan Strait, and firmly opposing Japan's accelerated "remilitarization" ambitions. Russia is willing to continue to firmly support each other with China, enhance bilateral cooperation, strengthen cooperation within multilateral mechanisms such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and BRICS countries, jointly maintain the momentum of high-level development in Russia-China relations, and promote the construction of a more just and fair multipolar world and an inseparable security architecture in Eurasia. The two sides also conducted in-depth strategic communication on various international and regional issues of common concern.