List of China-Russia Cooperation Agreements

RUSSIA – Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping signed 22 China-Russia cooperation agreements, bringing the two nations tighter together.

The documents included partnerships in a variety of areas, with the most notable agreements summarized below:

• The construction of Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline which will carry Russian gas from Siberia and transit Mongolia, with Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller calling the project the “biggest, largest-scale and capital-intensive project in the world’s gas industry.”
• Agreement on strategic cooperation between Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corporation.
• Cooperation in the field of integration of the Russian scientific instrument “Dust Monitoring of the Moon” into the Chinese spacecraft of the Chang’e-7 mission.
• Cooperation in the field of digital transformation of healthcare.
• Memorandum on the development of strategic cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy.
• Cooperation in the field of innovative development between Sberbank and Tsinghua University.
• Cooperation in the nuclear and space industries.
• Interaction between state educational institutions and the media.
• Roadmap for developing Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island.
• Protocols on agricultural trade such as reindeer and deer antler exports.

Visa-Free Policy for Russians Visiting China

China on Tuesday confirmed that a visa-free policy for 30 days would be available for Russian tourists visiting the country from Sept. 15.

The policy will be under a trial process from Sept. 15, 2025 until Sept. 14, 2026, during which “ordinary passport holders from Russia can be exempted from visa to enter China and stay for no more than 30 days for business, tourism, family, friends, visit, exchange and transit purposes,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said in a regular news conference in Beijing.

Russia and China conduct “friendly and mutually beneficial cooperation “in various fields, such as energy, “under the principles of mutual respect and mutual benefit,” Guo noted.

Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Between Russia and China

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to deepen bilateral “comprehensive strategic partnership” during talks in Beijing, stressing what they described as an unprecedented level of political trust and cooperation, according to the Kremlin.

During a meeting in the Great Hall of the People, Xi hailed Putin as a “long-time friend,” saying relations between China and Russia had “stood the test of international circumstances” and now served as a model of interstate relations.

He said the two countries were determined to uphold the outcome of World War II and work together for a “more just and rational global governance system.”

Xi also expressed China’s willingness to enhance high-level exchanges with Russia, support each other’s development and revitalization, coordinate positions promptly on issues concerning the core interests and major concerns of both countries, and promote greater development of China-Russia relations, according to China’s state-run news agency Xinhua.

Putin, for his part, said the Russian-Chinese relations were at an “unprecedentedly high level,” noting the memory of wartime brotherhood and mutual assistance formed the foundation of today’s partnership.

“We were together then, we remain together now,” he said, thanking Xi for the invitation and expressing confidence in the outcome of the consultations.

The Kremlin said the agenda of the negotiations included strengthening the comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction, boosting practical cooperation, and enhancing coordination on multilateral platforms, alongside regional and global issues.

The two leaders were also expected to discuss the Ukraine war and last month’s summit between Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska.

The Russian president arrived in Beijing after attending the 25th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in the Chinese city of Tianjin.

Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will be among the 26 state leaders attending a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday.

Earlier Tuesday, Xi, Putin, and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh also held a trilateral meeting in the Chinese capital.