Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of the Chinese New Year.
It has become a fine tradition for him and Putin to exchange greetings by the turn of the year, review the achievements of the development of bilateral relations, and jointly look forward to the future, said Xi.
Noting China and Russia withstood many tests together in the past, Xi said that their relations embrace new development opportunities in the future.
China stands ready to work with Russia to make the global governance system more just and reasonable, and is also ready to strengthen international multilateral coordination with Russia, practice the true multilateralism, and advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and economic globalization that benefits all, so as to make positive contributions to building a community with a shared future for mankind, Xi said.
For his part, Putin said that Russia firmly abides by the one-China principle, and opposes any dangerous act that provokes China on the Taiwan question.
(With input from Xinhua)
