By Anthony Marcus for Eurasia Business News, September 3, 2025. Article n°1765
Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his state visit to China on September 3, after attending during four days major events including the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and participating in a grand military parade in Beijing commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
President Putin flew to Vladivostok to participate in the Vladivostok Economic Forum (EEF). At Beijing Capital Airport, the Russian leader was seen off by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov.
During his visit, President Putin held extensive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the strong and “unprecedentedly high” relations between China and Russia. The two leaders signed over 20 bilateral cooperation documents spanning energy, aerospace, artificial intelligence, agriculture, and other sectors to deepen their strategic partnership.
Putin also met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing, underscoring close ties among the three countries amid growing geopolitical tensions. The visit highlighted Russia’s alliance with China and North Korea, marked by coordinated positions on regional and international issues and military cooperation. Putin’s trip ended with a reception at the Great Hall of the People and meetings with the families of Soviet World War II veterans, emphasizing both historical ties and future cooperation goals.
Before departure from Beijin, Vladimir Putin met with Russian journalists. Here the Putin’s main statements from the press conference.
“Ukraine’s security cannot be ensured at the expense of Russia’s security”, Putin said. At the same time, he confirmed that “each country has the right to choose its own security system.”
“The West is using the events in Ukraine to solve its economic problems.”
“It seems to me that there is a certain light at the end of the tunnel,” Putin assessed the situation regarding the end of hostilities.
Agreement on the Power of Siberia-2
The agreement on the construction of the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline to China is based on mutually beneficial agreements”, said the Russian president.
The agreements are being implemented on market principles and principles that are emerging in this region, the President of the Russian Federation said.
The price of a product is formulated not on the basis of today’s prices, but according to a formula that is “purely objective and market in nature.”
The signing of the agreement on the new gas pipeline is not timed to coincide with the last meeting with the leadership of the PRC. This is the result of many years of work by business entities on both sides, he explained.
Relations with President Trump
On the red carpet during Alaska summit with U.S. President Trump in Anchorage, Putin told him, “I am very glad to see you, dear neighbor, healthy and alive.”
“Relations are good, we address each other by name”, said Putin.
“All the leaders of the countries at the SCO summit supported the meeting in Anchorage”, Putin announced.
“The talks in Anchorage showed that the US President’s Special Envoy Steven Witkoff reliably conveys Russia’s position on the results of the Russian-American talks.”
“Trump’s duties on Brazil were related to domestic political alignments, and not to Russia’s special operation in Ukraine”, Putin said.
Azerbaijan, Life to 150 years and Multipolarity
“There are problems. Today we greeted President [of Azerbaijan Ilham] Aliyev, exchanged two or three words,” Putin said.
“In relations between Russia and Azerbaijan, questions always arise about the current political situation”, Putin said. “Fundamental relations between Baku and Moscow will put everything in its place”, the Russian president believes.
In June 2025, Russia arrested multiple ethnic Azerbaijanis in Yekaterinburg as part of an investigation into a 2001 murder. During their detention, two brothers died under suspicious circumstances that Azerbaijan blamed on Russian police use of force. This sparked outrage in Azerbaijan and a sharp diplomatic rift between Moscow and Baku
“Modern medicine can significantly prolong a person’s life”, Putin stated. The Russian president said that he talked about this with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the possibility of people living to 150 years thanks to bio-innovation.
“The unipolar world must cease to exist”, stated the Russian President. “Multipolarity does not imply the emergence of “new hegemons,” it is about the equal rights of all participants in international communication”, he added. He clarified that no country should dominate politically or in security matters, despite the existence of economic powerhouses like China and India. According to Putin, all countries should hold equal status under international law, and the multipolar world is based on principles of fairness and mutual respect.
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Vladimir Putin highlighted the role of the SCO in fostering a just, multipolar world order and underscored that the cooperation between Russia, China, and other member states aims to strengthen solidarity, address global challenges, and promote international law with the United Nations at its core. He rejected any notion of new global hegemons emerging within this multipolar framework.
Russia and China are key drivers of the vision for a multipolar world order, closely aligned within the BRICS alliance along with other emerging economies. In 2025, their partnership within BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is accelerating efforts to challenge Western dominance and promote a new global order.
China and Russia are two nuclear powers, which became closer in the 2000s. China is the main ally of Russia on the international stage. Both are founding member states of the BRICS, in 2006. Beijing has been supporting Moscow, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and has criticized the expansion towards east of NATO and the U.S. geopolitical influence. This partnership between Russia and China is driven by a shared goal of challenging the U.S.-led global order and countering Western influence.
At the military parade held on September 3 in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the Victory on Japan, over 12,000 troops of the China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) participated. The parade featured China’s newest weaponry and showcased various military units including the PLA Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, Rocket Force, Strategic Support Force, Armed Police, militia, and women’s militia squads.
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