China and Russia have opposed external interference that undermines stability across Eurasia and pledged mutual support for each other’s national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to a joint statement issued in Russia after Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin during his visit to the country.
Joint statement follows high-level meetings
The commitment was made after Li held meetings with Putin and Mishustin. The two sides issued a joint statement following those discussions, setting out their shared position on external involvement in the Eurasian continent and their support for one another’s core national interests.
The statement brings together two linked messages: opposition to external interference that could undermine regional stability, and a pledge to uphold each other’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. It presents these matters as a shared concern for Beijing and Moscow rather than as separate positions.
The announcement came as part of Li’s visit to Russia. His meetings with both the Russian president and prime minister provided the setting for the joint statement. The information released about the commitment does not identify a specific external actor or describe a particular incident as its trigger.
Security and sovereignty at the centre
National security, sovereignty and territorial integrity are the central themes of the pledge. By promising mutual support in these areas, China and Russia signalled that they regard one another’s ability to protect these interests as important to their relationship.
The statement’s wording links those national concerns to stability across Eurasia. Its opposition is directed at external interference when that involvement undermines stability on the continent. The position, as described in the statement, is therefore framed around both the conduct of outside parties and the potential consequences for regional stability.
The pledge also places sovereignty and territorial integrity alongside national security. Together, those terms describe the interests the two governments say they will support. The announcement does not, in the information provided, set out specific measures or explain how the mutual support would be carried out.
A shared position on external involvement
The joint statement makes clear that China and Russia oppose outside involvement they consider harmful to Eurasian stability. It also communicates their intention to stand behind each other’s national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. These commitments were announced after the meetings involving Li, Putin and Mishustin, linking the diplomatic discussions with a public statement of shared principles.
The statement’s focus is broad: it refers to external interference and stability across the Eurasian continent, rather than describing a single dispute or naming a particular country. That framing leaves the commitment at the level of a general position. No further details about specific actions, cases or implementation were included in the information released with the announcement.
For now, the stated outcome of Li’s meetings in Russia is a joint declaration of opposition to destabilising external interference and an assurance of mutual support on fundamental national interests. The statement gives the two countries’ position on those issues, while the available details do not establish what practical steps may follow or how the pledge will be applied in individual situations.
