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China, Russia embrace cooperation over confrontation — Wang Yi

According to the top Chinese diplomat, Beijing and Moscow will jointly counteract the hegemony and despotism as well as the policy of harassment on the part of certain countries

BEIJING, April 9. /TASS/. China and Russia will champion a new paradigm of transnational relations, one that favors cooperation over confrontation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

"It is necessary to uphold a new model of transnational relations in the spirit of dialogue and partnership instead of confrontation," he stressed at a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov following bilateral talks in Beijing.

According to the top Chinese diplomat, Beijing and Moscow will jointly counteract the hegemony and despotism as well as the policy of harassment on the part of certain countries, "stand up against the cold war mentality and attempts to stir up confrontation." "We will actively promote the shaping of a community with a shared destiny," he added, expressing readiness to bolster mutually beneficial relations with Russia.