Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Moscow continues to support Beijing over Taiwan.
– China and Russia have forged close ties in recent years and declared a “no limits” strategic partnership days before Russian President Vladimir Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
– China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory and has not renounced using force to bring it under its control.
– Beijing has offered Taiwan a “one country, two systems” model, similar to Hong Kong, though no major political party in Taiwan supports this.
– Russia has repeatedly said it opposes Taiwan’s independence in any form and considers the island an inseparable part of China.
– “We see that China’s ill‑wishers continue to destabilize the situation in the Taiwan Strait. For our part, I want to reaffirm our consistent and unwavering support for Beijing on the Taiwan issue,” Shoigu said.
– “We proceed from the fact that the government of the People’s Republic of China is the only legitimate government representing all of China,” he added.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/russias-shoigu-chinas-wang-yi-discuss-security-issues-2026-02-01