The Chinese side has accepted Putin's invitation and will go to Kazan to attend a grand event, and the Russian side will not miss this good opportunity.
On October 18, the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that China's top level will go to Kazan from October 22 to 24 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit at the invitation of Russia President Putin.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia
Since the beginning of this year, China and Russia have held many high-level meetings separately, and the relationship between the two countries is also in the "best stage in history", but the upcoming summit in Kazan is of extraordinary significance for promoting cooperation between China and Russia and for the future development of Russia.
Russia sent an invitation to all member countries early on, hoping that the leaders of various countries could come to Kazan to discuss cooperation, and even some countries that are not yet members of the BRICS have also received invitations from the Russian side, which shows that Russia intends to make this summit big, practical and successful.
Of course, what the Russian side is most looking forward to is that China's high-level leaders can come to the summit in person, and Putin himself has publicly expressed it more than once that he is eagerly looking forward to China's participation in the BRICS summit.
Now that the Chinese side has officially announced the news of its upcoming visit, Putin can be regarded as relieved. Moreover, China has long made clear its attitude to Russia and is willing to fully support Russia's chairmanship of BRICS and promote the summit to a complete success, and the two sides have long reached a tacit understanding.
Putin meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi
For Russia, this BRICS summit is not only an opportunity to show its international influence, but also an opportunity to break the dilemma of Western diplomatic isolation, and Russia will never miss this opportunity.
Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Western countries, led by United States, have kicked Russia out of the "SWIFT" international fund clearing system, and also instigated the International Criminal Court to issue an "arrest warrant" against Putin, sanctioning and isolating Russia from multiple economic and diplomatic levels.
Although these practices have not shackled Russia's development, they have somewhat affected the latter's international image, so Russia also needs an opportunity to show Western countries that Russia is not only not isolated in the diplomatic field, but is also full of friends.
It is precisely for this reason that Russia attaches great importance to this BRICS summit and has invited leaders of many countries to attend the summit, hoping to hold a grand event in Kazan that will attract worldwide attention and let the world hear the voice of Russia.
Russia is hosting the BRICS summit
At the same time, Putin also has his own ideas to plan for the long-term development of Russia, and at the BRICS Business Forum held not long ago, Putin mentioned that the "de-dollarization" process of the BRICS countries is irreversible and is accelerating.
This year, the BRICS has just completed a new round of expansion, and Russia also wants to take this opportunity to talk to you about the key directions of the future development of the BRICS, especially in the field of "local currency settlement", hoping to make some breakthroughs.
In the current complex international situation, the importance of "BRICS cooperation" has been further highlighted, and China and Russia have deepened bilateral cooperation while maintaining close trade exchanges with other member countries under the BRICS framework, so as to promote the common development of all member countries in an interconnected and cooperative way, which is the embodiment of "win-win cooperation".
This kind of "positive cycle" can further inject a steady stream of impetus into peace and development in the region and even the whole world. And this is exactly what the international community needs at present – an inclusive economic globalization and an equal and orderly multipolar world.
New Development Bank of the BRICS countries
Therefore, China also attaches great importance to this BRICS summit and attends it at the highest standard, not only to cheer Russia, but also to show China's willingness to strengthen solidarity and cooperation with BRICS partners.