# Russia, China developing strategic cooperation across all areas — deputy defense minister

https://mins.news/en/item/60507

- TASS, 2026-09-16 07:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/defense/2188193

> Russian Deputy Defense Minister Anna Tsivilyova said at the Beijing Xiangshan Forum that Russia and China are dynamically expanding their comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation in every area, including the military sphere. She said a multipolar world order could create conditions for a new system of international law, including in fields such as artificial intelligence that will shape humanity’s future.

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