NO limit on China-Russia friendship! China thumbs up for Russian FM's 'beyond alliances' remarks

CNR: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on January 26 that the Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era is a model of state-to-state relations in the 21th century. “In some ways, it goes beyond traditional military-political alliances to a higher level,” he said, adding that Western countries are trying to use various despicable means, such as sanctions, demonization in the media and the provocations of intelligence agencies to “punish” Russia, China and other countries that follow independent policies. Do you have any comment? Zhao Lijian: We noted and appreciate the positive remarks made by Foreign Minister Lavrov on China-Russia relations. His words embodies the high-level consensus between China and Russia on the bilateral relations.  I want to stress that there is no ceiling to China-Russia mutual trust, no forbidden zone in our strategic cooperation and no limit on how far our long-standing friendship can go. China and Russia see each