Chinese President Xi Jinping had a full day of bilateral meetings in Tianjin on August 31, with his counterparts who had come to attend the meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and in many instances to also attend the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War days later.
In the morning, meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Xi underscored that China and Armenia enjoy a time-honoured friendship, which has grown ever stronger over time. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 33 years ago, the two countries have respected and trusted each other, and benefited and learned from each other, leading to the sustained, sound, and steady development of bilateral relations. China supports Armenia in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and stands ready to work with Armenia to practice true multilateralism and build a community with a shared future for humanity.
Prime Minister Pashinyan noted that under the leadership of President Xi, China has made remarkable development achievements. Armenia hopes to learn from China’s experience to boost its own economic and social development.
The two sides issued the Joint Statement Between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Armenia on Establishing the Strategic Partnership and signed multiple bilateral cooperation documents in such areas as market regulation, metrology, and media.
Meeting with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, President Xi Jinping pointed out that the peoples of China and Belarus, fighting side by side in the past, made important contributions to defeating militarism and fascism, and forged a profound friendship. At present, century-defining transformation is accelerating across the world, and humanity once again stands at a crossroads. China is willing to work with the Belarusian side to shoulder the responsibilities of the times, practice true multilateralism, and jointly advance peace, development, and win-win cooperation in the world.
President Lukashenko noted that every time he came to China, he would always be deeply impressed by the country’s vibrant development and progress. Under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is committed to pursuing a path of development that suits its national conditions. Having achieved great success in development, China now faces an even brighter prospect, and no force can stop China’s development and revitalisation. In international and regional affairs, China keeps a just position, upholds multilateralism, and defends fairness and justice. Belarus is an all-weather partner to China and a friend that can always be relied upon. Belarus is ready to work with China to increase exchanges on governance experience, deepen practical cooperation across the board, and bring bilateral relations to new heights.
In his meeting with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, President Xi noted that China and the Maldives share common aspirations and stand together through thick and thin. Last year, the two presidents agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and to build a China-Maldives community with a shared future. Since then, Belt and Road cooperation between the two countries has made positive progress, and their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has continued to deepen, bringing tangible benefits to people in both countries.
President Xi stressed that China will continue to support the Maldives in safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and in exploring a development path suited to its realities. China will strengthen its wide-ranging exchanges with the Maldives, including between political parties, legislatures, and government bodies, so as to enhance mutual understanding and trust, and bring the two peoples closer together. The two sides should continue to deepen results-oriented cooperation, effectively implement their Free Trade Agreement, and pursue cooperation in fisheries, marine scientific research, environmental protection, and disaster prevention and mitigation. The two sides should strengthen communication and coordination to safeguard their shared strategic interests and international fairness and justice, and work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
President Muizzu congratulated China on the upcoming successful completion of its 14th Five-Year Plan and its remarkable development achievements. The Maldives appreciates China’s longstanding support for its economic development and improvement of people’s living standards. The Maldives is firmly committed to the one-China principle. It will expand cooperation with China in trade, investment, housing, and tourism, strengthen coordination and collaboration within the SCO and other multilateral frameworks, and jointly build a Maldives-China community with a shared future.
Meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, President Xi Jinping stressed that the two sides should maintain strategic communication and give firm support to each other. The two sides should foster greater synergy between their development strategies, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, accelerate trade and investment liberalisation and facilitation, continue to enhance the efficacy of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, expand cooperation in traditional areas such as infrastructure, agriculture, and energy, and cultivate new growth drivers for cooperation in emerging areas such as digital economy, green development, and artificial intelligence. The two sides should strengthen exchanges on education, science and technology, culture, tourism, youth and at subnational levels, so as to pool greater resources and strengths and firm up the popular foundation for the development of bilateral relations. China supports Azerbaijan in joining the SCO and stands ready to enhance multilateral coordination with Azerbaijan in a joint effort to safeguard the common interests of the Global South, and advance the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
President Aliyev noted that the Azerbaijan-China comprehensive strategic partnership demonstrates the high level of bilateral relations. Azerbaijan is willing to work with China to deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, science and technology, connectivity, and tourism, so as to bring greater benefits to the two peoples. Azerbaijan is willing to deepen cooperation with China within the SCO and jointly contribute to peace and development in the region and the world.
Meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, President Xi Jinping stressed that China and Kyrgyzstan should build on past foundations and make pioneering efforts to open new vistas for bilateral relations, and expand practical cooperation in both breadth and depth. The two countries should have a higher level of trade and investment, deepen connectivity, better harness science and technology, and expand cooperation in emerging areas such as clean energy, green minerals and artificial intelligence. The two countries should enhance cooperation in areas such as culture, tourism, education, and health, and foster greater amity between their peoples. China will fully support Kyrgyzstan in taking over the rotating presidency of the SCO and in playing a bigger role in international and regional affairs.
President Japarov noted that China is a good neighbour and a good friend of Kyrgyzstan. The most valuable advantage for Kyrgyzstan is to be the neighbour of China. Whenever in time of difficulty, the Kyrgyz side would always receive China’s firm support and assistance. The Kyrgyz side is willing to learn from China’s experience, and enhance cooperation with China in areas such as connectivity, clean energy, artificial intelligence, and scientific and technological innovation, so as to bring more benefits to the people. During China’s rotating presidency of the SCO, the organisation has enhanced its influence, and made solid advances in cooperation across the board. The Kyrgyz side is willing to enhance coordination with China to push for new progress in the SCO’s development. The Kyrgyz side highly commends and supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilisation Initiative proposed by China, and stands ready to enhance multilateral coordination with China and jointly uphold international fairness and justice.
In the afternoon, President Xi met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Xi pointed out that their successful meeting we had in Kazan, Russia, last year enabled the China-India relations to have a reset and start anew, and bilateral exchanges and cooperation have since made new progress. China and India are two major ancient civilisations of the East, the two most populous countries in the world, and important members of the Global South. The two countries shoulder the crucial responsibility of improving the well-being of our two peoples, promoting the solidarity and rejuvenation of developing countries, and advancing the progress of human society. It should be the right choice for China and India to be good-neighbourly friends and partners that help each other succeed.
President Xi stressed that this year marks the 75th anniversary of China-India diplomatic ties. The two sides should view and handle the relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective, pursue a further improvement of ties from the Tianjin meeting onward, and work for its sustained, sound and steady development. As long as both countries keep to the overarching direction of being each other’s cooperation partner instead of rival, and seeing each other as development opportunity instead of threat, the specific matters in the relationship will fall into place and there will be steady and sustained progress in bilateral ties. As China and India are both at a crucial stage of development and rejuvenation, both should focus on development, which is the biggest common denominator of our two countries, and promote mutual support, mutual complementarity, and mutual success. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence initiated by the older generation of Chinese and Indian leaders over 70 years ago need to be cherished and upheld. The two sides should combine our strength to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border regions, and not allow the boundary question to define the overall China-India relations.
Prime Minister Modi said that his meeting with President Xi in Kazan pointed the direction for the development of India-China relations. The relationship is back on a positive trajectory, peace and stability in the border regions have been maintained, and direct flights are about to be resumed. Such progress benefits not only the people of India and China but also the whole world. India and China are partners, not rivals. Our consensus far outweighs our disagreement. India is ready to view and develop the bilateral ties from a long-term perspective. Given the great uncertainties in the world economy, it is vital for India and China to strengthen cooperation as important economies of the world. India is prepared to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement of the boundary question with China. Both India and China pursue strategic autonomy and an independent foreign policy, and the bilateral relationship is not subject to the influence of any third party. India-China cooperation will make the 21st century a genuine Asian century, and the two sides joining hands will increase the strength of multilateralism in international affairs.
Xi Jinping also met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
President Xi noted that China and Türkiye are both major emerging countries and important members of the Global South. Both countries uphold the spirit of independence. The high-level development of China-Türkiye relations serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and the common interests of the Global South. The two countries need to follow the trend of the times featuring peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, help each other succeed on the path toward national prosperity, take the China-Türkiye strategic cooperative relationship to new heights, and work together for a more just and equitable global governance system.
Noting that next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Türkiye, President Xi called on the two sides to take this opportunity to bring bilateral relations to a new level. We need to deepen practical cooperation, enhance the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor Initiative, advance the development of the southbound passage of the China-Europe Railway Express, upgrade cooperation in such traditional areas as economy and trade, culture and tourism, and foster new highlights of cooperation in new energy, 5G, biomedicine and other fields.
President Erdoğan said that Türkiye places high importance on growing relations with China. It hopes to have close high-level exchanges with China, jointly pursue high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, increase the level of trade and investment, enhance cooperation in infrastructure, new energy, agriculture, food, healthcare and other fields, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges in education, tourism and other areas, and achieve strong and sustained growth of bilateral relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is about to hold the largest summit since its founding. Türkiye is ready to strengthen cooperation with China within the SCO and promote the development and prosperity of the region and the world. Türkiye appreciates China’s just position on Middle East issue and is ready to work with China to uphold international fairness and justice.
The following articles were originally published on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
August 31 (MFA) – On the morning of August 31, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. The two leaders announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Armenia.
President Xi underscored that China and Armenia enjoy a time-honored friendship, which has grown ever stronger over time. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 33 years ago, the two countries have respected and trusted each other, and benefited and learned from each other, leading to the sustained, sound, and steady development of bilateral relations. The establishment of the strategic partnership is an important milestone in the history of China-Armenia relations. The two sides should carry forward their traditional friendship, lend each other firm support, deepen cooperation in various fields, and strive for continuous progress in bilateral relations from a new starting point.
President Xi stressed that the two sides should work together to pursue high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, strengthen connectivity, and promote exchanges in such areas as education, science and technology, culture, and tourism, to deliver more benefits to the two peoples. China supports Armenia in joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and stands ready to work with Armenia to practice true multilateralism and build a community with a shared future for humanity.
Prime Minister Pashinyan noted that under the leadership of President Xi, China has made remarkable development achievements. Armenia hopes to learn from China’s experience to boost its own economic and social development. The establishment of the strategic partnership will elevate Armenia-China relations to a higher level and bring new opportunities and vitality to bilateral cooperation. Armenia is firmly committed to the one-China principle. It looks forward to expanding economic and trade cooperation with China, maintaining close coordination in international and regional affairs, and promoting greater development of bilateral relations.
The two sides issued the Joint Statement Between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Armenia on Establishing the Strategic Partnership, and signed multiple bilateral cooperation documents in such areas as market regulation, metrology, and media.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and Chen Min’er, among others, were present at the meeting.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko
August 31 (MFA) – On the morning of August 31, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that the peoples of China and Belarus, fighting side by side in the past, made important contributions to defeating militarism and fascism, and forged a profound friendship. At present, century-defining transformation is accelerating across the world, and humanity once again stands at a crossroads. China is willing to work with the Belarusian side to shoulder the responsibilities of the times, practice true multilateralism, and jointly advance peace, development, and win-win cooperation in the world.
President Xi Jinping stressed that the China-Belarus all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership has enjoyed high-quality development, and the two sides should continue to extend firm mutual support on issues relating to each other’s core interests and major concerns. The two sides should advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, strengthen the alignment of their development strategies, and continue to cultivate new highlights and growth drivers for their cooperation. The two sides should fully harness the outcomes of the China-Belarus years of science and technology innovation from 2024 to 2025, and accelerate the development of new quality productive forces to facilitate the development and revitalization of both countries. The two sides should expand exchanges on education, culture, tourism, youth and at subnational levels, and foster greater amity between their peoples. The two sides should enhance coordination in multilateral mechanisms such as the SCO and BRICS, and work for the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
President Lukashenko noted that every time he came to China, he would always be deeply impressed by the country’s vibrant development and progress. Under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is committed to pursuing a path of development that suits its national conditions. Having achieved great success in development, China now faces an even brighter prospect, and no force can stop China’s development and revitalization. In international and regional affairs, China keeps a just position, upholds multilateralism, and defends fairness and justice. China has played a leading role in fostering cooperation within multilateral mechanisms such as the SCO, and made major contributions to peace and stability on the continents of Asia and Europe, and in the wider world. Belarus is an all-weather partner to China and a friend that can always be relied upon. Belarus is ready to work with China to increase exchanges on governance experience, deepen practical cooperation across the board, and bring bilateral relations to new heights.
The two sides signed multiple bilateral cooperation documents in areas such as science and technology, finance, metrology, media, transportation, and customs inspection and quarantine.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, Chen Min’er, among others, were present at the meeting.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu
August 31 (MFA) – On the morning of August 31, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
President Xi noted that China and the Maldives share common aspirations and stand together through thick and thin. Last year, the two presidents agreed to elevate bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and to build a China-Maldives community with a shared future. Since then, Belt and Road cooperation between the two countries has made positive progress, and their comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has continued to deepen, bringing tangible benefits to people in both countries.
President Xi stressed that China will continue to support the Maldives in safeguarding its sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, and in exploring a development path suited to its realities. China will strengthen its wide-ranging exchanges with the Maldives, including between political parties, legislatures, and government bodies, so as to enhance mutual understanding and trust, and bring the two peoples closer together. The two sides should continue to deepen results-oriented cooperation, effectively implement their Free Trade Agreement, and pursue cooperation in fisheries, marine scientific research, environmental protection, and disaster prevention and mitigation. The two sides should strengthen communication and coordination to safeguard their shared strategic interests and international fairness and justice, and work together to build a community with a shared future for humanity.
President Muizzu congratulated China on the upcoming successful completion of its 14th Five-Year Plan and its remarkable development achievements. China enjoys profound cultural heritage, advocates for a community with a shared future for humanity, and has brought stability to the turbulent world. The close relationship between the Maldives and China sets a good model for equal-footed cooperation between countries of different sizes. The Maldives appreciates China’s longstanding support for its economic development and improvement of people’s living standards. The Maldives is firmly committed to the one-China principle. It will expand cooperation with China in trade, investment, housing, and tourism, strengthen coordination and collaboration within the SCO and other multilateral frameworks, and jointly build a Maldives-China community with a shared future.
Cai Qi and Wang Yi, among others, were present at the meeting.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
August 31 (MFA) – In the morning of August 31, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Azerbaijan are good friends and good partners. Over the past 33 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the two countries have enjoyed increasingly deepened traditional friendship and continued to strengthen political mutual trust, and their mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results. In April this year, the two sides announced the establishment of the China-Azerbaijan comprehensive strategic partnership, ushering in a new chapter of all-round cooperation between the two countries. China and Azerbaijan are companions on the journey towards development and revitalization. China is willing to work with Azerbaijan to maintain the robust momentum of bilateral cooperation, and jointly open new vistas in the pursuit of win-win development.
President Xi Jinping stressed that the two sides should maintain strategic communication and give firm support to each other. The two sides should foster greater synergy between their development strategies, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, accelerate trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, continue to enhance the efficacy of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, expand cooperation in traditional areas such as infrastructure, agriculture, and energy, and cultivate new growth drivers for cooperation in emerging areas such as digital economy, green development, and artificial intelligence. The two sides should strengthen exchanges on education, science and technology, culture, tourism, youth and at subnational levels, so as to pool greater resources and strengths and firm up the popular foundation for the development of bilateral relations. China supports Azerbaijan in joining the SCO, and stands ready to enhance multilateral coordination with Azerbaijan in a joint effort to safeguard the common interests of the Global South, and advance the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
President Aliyev noted that the Azerbaijan-China comprehensive strategic partnership demonstrates the high level of bilateral relations. The two countries have maintained close high-level exchanges, extended mutual support on issues relating to each other’s core interests and major concerns, and actively advanced cooperation across the board. Two-way trade between the two countries has registered rapid growth. The Azerbaijani side firmly abides by the one-China principle and opposes “Taiwan independence.” Azerbaijan is willing to work with China to deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, science and technology, connectivity, and tourism, so as to bring greater benefits to the two peoples. Azerbaijan is willing to deepen cooperation with China within the SCO and jointly contribute to peace and development in the region and the world.
The two sides signed multiple bilateral cooperation documents in areas such as artificial intelligence, scientific and technological innovation, finance, and media.
Cai Qi and Wang Yi, among others, were present at the meeting.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov
August 31 (MFA) – On the morning of August 31, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
President Xi Jinping noted that since the beginning of the year, the two leaders have had two successful meetings, during which they made a comprehensive plan for the development of China-Kyrgyzstan relations and reached broad consensus on deepening all-round cooperation. China will continue to work with the Kyrgyz side to extend firm mutual support, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, jointly pursue modernization and national revitalization, and build a close China-Kyrgyzstan community with a shared future.
President Xi Jinping stressed that China and Kyrgyzstan should build on past foundation and make pioneering efforts to open new vistas for bilateral relations, and expand practical cooperation in both breadth and depth. The two countries should have a higher level of trade and investment, deepen connectivity, better harness science and technology, and expand cooperation in emerging areas such as clean energy, green minerals and artificial intelligence. The two countries should enhance cooperation in areas such as culture, tourism, education, and health, and foster greater amity between their peoples. China will fully support Kyrgyzstan in taking over the rotating presidency of the SCO and in playing a bigger role in international and regional affairs. China is ready to enhance coordination with the Kyrgyz side on multilateral occasions, and jointly defend the international system with the United Nations at its core, so as to make new contributions to peace and development in the world.
President Japarov noted that China is a good neighbor and a good friend of Kyrgyzstan. There is an old saying in China: “An amicable and close neighbor is an invaluable asset of a nation.” The most valuable advantage for Kyrgyzstan is to be the neighbor of China. Whenever in time of difficulty, the Kyrgyz side would always receive China’s firm support and assistance. Under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, China has achieved great development and grown into an important engine of the world economy. The Kyrgyz side is willing to learn from China’s experience, and enhance cooperation with China in areas such as connectivity, clean energy, artificial intelligence, and scientific and technological innovation, so as to bring more benefits to the people. On the Taiwan question and other issues concerning China’s core interests, the Kyrgyz side will, as always, firmly support China’s position. During China’s rotating presidency of the SCO, the organization has enhanced its influence, and made solid advances in cooperation across the board. The Kyrgyz side is willing to enhance coordination with China to push for new progress in the SCO’s development. The Kyrgyz side highly commends and supports the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by China, and stands ready to enhance multilateral coordination with China and jointly uphold international fairness and justice.
The two sides signed multiple bilateral cooperation documents in areas such as connectivity, human resources, civil aviation, and subnational cooperation.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, Chen Min’er, among others, were present at the meeting.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
August 31 (MFA) – On the afternoon of August 31, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025.
President Xi pointed out that the successful meeting we had in Kazan last year enabled the China-India relations to have a reset and start anew, and bilateral exchanges and cooperation have since made new progress. China and India are two major ancient civilizations of the East, the two most populous countries in the world, and important members of the Global South. The two countries shoulder the crucial responsibility of improving the well-being of our two peoples, promoting the solidarity and rejuvenation of developing countries, and advancing the progress of human society. It should be the right choice for China and India to be good-neighborly friends and partners that help each other succeed, and have the dragon and the elephant dance together.
President Xi stressed that this year marks the 75th anniversary of China-India diplomatic ties. The two sides should view and handle the relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective, pursue a further improvement of ties from the Tianjin meeting onward, and work for its sustained, sound and steady development. First, the two sides should strengthen strategic communication and deepen mutual trust. As long as both countries keep to the overarching direction of being each other’s cooperation partner instead of rival, and seeing each other as development opportunity instead of threat, the specific matters in the relationship will fall into place and there will be steady and sustained progress in bilateral ties. Second, the two sides should expand exchanges and cooperation to achieve mutual benefit and win-win. As China and India are both at a crucial stage of development and rejuvenation, both should focus on development, which is the biggest common denominator of our two countries, and promote mutual support, mutual complementarity, and mutual success. Third, the two sides should accommodate each other’s concerns and get along in peace and harmony. The Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence initiated by the older generation of Chinese and Indian leaders over 70 years ago need to be cherished and upheld. The two sides should combine our strength to maintain peace and tranquility in the border regions, and not allow the boundary question to define the overall China-India relations. Fourth, the two sides should strengthen multilateral coordination to safeguard our shared interests. We should step up to shoulder our responsibility for history, uphold multilateralism, strengthen communication and coordination on major international and regional issues, defend international fairness and justice, work together for a multipolar world and greater democracy in international relations, and make due contributions to peace and prosperity in Asia and the wider world.
Prime Minister Modi said that his meeting with President Xi in Kazan pointed the direction for the development of India-China relations. The relationship is back on a positive trajectory, peace and stability in the border regions have been maintained, and direct flights are about to be resumed. Such progress benefits not only the people of India and China but also the whole world. India and China are partners, not rivals. Our consensus far outweighs our disagreement. India is ready to view and develop the bilateral ties from a long-term perspective. Given the great uncertainties in the world economy, it is vital for India and China to strengthen cooperation as important economies of the world. India is prepared to seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable settlement of the boundary question with China. Both India and China pursue strategic autonomy and an independent foreign policy, and the bilateral relationship is not subject to the influence of any third party. India-China cooperation will make the 21st century a genuine Asian century, and the two sides joining hands will increase the strength of multilateralism in international affairs. Prime Minister Modi congratulated China on a successful SCO presidency and wished the SCO Tianjin Summit a full success.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and Chen Min’er, among others, were present at the meeting.
President Xi Jinping Meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
August 31 (MFA) – On the afternoon of August 31, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest House with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who is in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025.
President Xi noted that China and Türkiye are both major emerging countries and important members of the Global South. Both countries uphold the spirit of independence. The high-level development of China-Türkiye relations serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and the common interests of the Global South. The two countries need to follow the trend of the times featuring peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit, help each other succeed on the path toward national prosperity, take the China-Türkiye strategic cooperative relationship to new heights, and work together for a more just and equitable global governance system.
Noting that next year marks the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Türkiye, President Xi called on the two sides to take this opportunity to bring bilateral relations to a new level. First, we need to cement political mutual trust, offer mutual support on issues concerning each other’s core interests and major concerns, and enhance counterterrorism and security cooperation. Second, we need to deepen practical cooperation, enhance the synergy between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Middle Corridor Initiative, advance the development of the southbound passage of the China-Europe Railway Express, upgrade cooperation in such traditional areas as economy and trade, culture and tourism, and foster new highlights of cooperation in new energy, 5G, biomedicine and other fields. Third, we need to strengthen multilateral coordination, maintain close coordination within the United Nations, the G20, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and other frameworks, jointly uphold the international order and rules, defend international fairness and justice, and contribute to world peace and stability.
President Erdoğan said that Türkiye places high importance on growing relations with China. It hopes to have close high-level exchanges with China, jointly pursue high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, increase the level of trade and investment, enhance cooperation in infrastructure, new energy, agriculture, food, healthcare and other fields, promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges in education, tourism and other areas, and achieve strong and sustained growth of bilateral relations. Türkiye will be firmly committed to the one-China principle. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is about to hold the largest summit since its founding. Türkiye is ready to strengthen cooperation with China within the SCO and promote the development and prosperity of the region and the world. Türkiye appreciates China’s just position on Middle East issue and is ready to work with China to uphold international fairness and justice.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, and Chen Min’er, among others, were present at the meeting.
