# Russia-China strategic partnership reaches unprecedented level, defense minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/126694

- TASS, 2026-11-03 07:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2212245

> Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov said the Russia-China strategic partnership had reached an unprecedented high, based on personal contacts between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Zhang Shengmin said the leaders had met many times this year and set new strategic directions for bilateral ties.