The Russian strategist said it bluntly but heartbreaking: China's size is stable inside, and no one can easily touch the situation outside.

In the first half of 2025, at the Manzhouli Port on the Sino-Russia border, trucks lined up, Russia's energy and wood continued to pour in, and China-made electronic products and mechanical equipment filled their markets in turn.

This complementarity is not an empty strategic partner, but a real trade chain that drives the economies of the two countries forward. Russian experts saw it and said bluntly that China is not only a neighbor, but also a stabilizing needle in the global landscape. As long as its backyard is not messy, external pressure will be like itchy.

The data from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is there, China-Russia trade volume broke a record in 2024, energy exports accounted for the majority, and China became a life-saving straw for Russia to get rid of Western sanctions.

In turn, China also imports cheap natural gas from Russia to stabilize the domestic energy market. This relationship is not a charity for one party, but a balance between you and me.

Russian strategists repeatedly emphasized in their think tank reports that the stability of China's diplomacy has made Western siege tricks fail. Take the South China Sea as an example. China is not in a hurry to make a tough move, but uses historical maps and international law clauses to present facts one by one. Neighboring countries slowly turn around and come to discuss fishery cooperation.

In terms of economy, China has really attracted many attentions to the public in recent years.

In the first quarter of 2025, the GDP growth rate stabilized above 5%, and the export data was impressive, especially for the machinery and high-speed rail equipment in countries along the "Belt and Road", with orders piled up everywhere. On Russia, after the Ukrainian conflict, Western sanctions were bitten tightly, but the Chinese market opened its doors. Russia's exports to China doubled in 2024, and auto parts and agricultural products became popular.

Russian economists said in an interview that China is not a simple buyer, but a hub of the industrial chain, helping Russia to bypass the US dollar settlement, trade directly with RMB, and avoid SWIFT's choke. Think about those freight drivers in border towns. They count containers every day and replace Russian wood with Chinese mobile phones. This is not only a digital game, but also the jobs of the people of the two countries.

Internal stability shows its prestige here: China has not dragged the epidemic or global inflation, the factory assembly line continues to shift, the unemployment rate can be controlled, and the consumer market is hot.

Military, China's investment over the years has not been in vain. At the 2024 Zhuhai Air Show, as soon as the J-20 and Liaoning ship models were unveiled, international media flooding the screen. Russian military representatives nodded, saying that China's naval tonnage and aircraft carrier formation were already the pillars of the Asia-Pacific.

The Russian strategic report mentioned that the number of Chinese army tanks is over 7,000, more than 300 naval warships, and cluster deployment of air force fighter jets is not decorations, but hard power to escort the trade route.

Take the Sino-Russian joint cruise as an example. In the first half of 2025, there were exercises in the East China Sea and the Sea of ​​Japan, ship arrays, radars locked in simulated targets, and sailors operated accurately. This not only trained soldiers, but also sent signals to the surrounding areas: Don’t act rashly.

The Russians have a deep understanding that they are struggling in the quagmire of Ukraine, but China can focus on internal modernization, clear military corruption, and high equipment localization rate. The intensity of internal rectification has made the military force as strong as a snowball. The arms sales embargo outside will at most scratch the surface.

Cultural exports are down-to-earth, but they contain big articles.

In recent years, intangible cultural heritage and film and television have gone abroad. Russian young people have followed "The Three-Body Problem" and martial arts dramas. Confucius Institute opened classes in Moscow. When students learn Chinese characters, they talked about the old stories of the Silk Road while writing. In the 2024 China-Russia Cultural Year, the Russian streets of the Spring Festival Lantern Festival is as lively as its own festival. This soft power is not a forced publicity, but slowly penetrates through tourism and e-commerce.

Russian experts said in their analysis that Chinese culture is vast, and the popularity of Kung Fu and traditional Chinese medicine has brought people closer. What about inside? China is full of energy to protect intangible cultural heritage, rural tourism is becoming popular, old craftsmen teach apprentices to mortise and tenon skills, and young people use short videos to spread it out. This inheritance makes culture not only a heritage, but also a living water, nourishing the country's confidence.

To put it bluntly, the biggest amulet in China.

Russian strategists have pointed out the secret: China has 1.4 billion people, and its policies are in line with each other, from poverty alleviation to common prosperity, they are implemented step by step. In 2024, the coverage rate of rural e-commerce exceeded 90%. Farmers used mobile phones to sell local specialties, and their income increased steadily. This is not only data, but also a real life. In the city, the high-speed rail network is well connected, young people change jobs and start businesses, and social security guarantees make people dare to fight.

There are many internal conflicts in Russia, and the oligarchs and the people are tug-of-war, but China has plugged the loopholes through anti-corruption and the rule of law. The experts talked at the forum that China's governance model is highly adaptable and can be adjusted quickly in the face of global chaos.

Take the epidemic as an example. China has cleared zero and opened the gate, the economy rebounded quickly, and unemployment did not break out on a large scale. This self-healing power makes the external "color revolution" tricks hit the iron wall.

China spoke out at the United Nations, and China proposed to promote debt reduction in developing countries, and African and Latin American countries voted in favor. Russian strategists wrote in the report that China's influence is not based on money, but on honesty of the plan.

The popularity of internal education is high, and young people are returning to study abroad and bringing back technology. This talent echelon has allowed China to catch up with AI and quantum computing.

In 2025, the quantum satellite network will be launched, and the communication encryption will be more secure, and Russia also wants to take a ride to cooperate. This foresight allows China not only to hold on, but also to move forward.

China's development benefits the people, this is the root. The proportion of children going to college in rural areas has doubled, urban community nursing homes have been built, and old men and women dance square dances, talking about their grandson’s work while dancing.

In China's poverty alleviation relocation, the rate of household poverty repatriation is as low as below 1% in 2024. Behind this data is that cadres go to the village to chat about family matters and help plan the industry. Do external forces want to provoke? People live a good life, but who believes those rumors?

The linkage of military diplomacy also shows China's importance. At the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, Putin visited China to discuss counter-terrorism and cybersecurity, signed a joint statement, and the patrol of the Chinese and Russian border defense forces increased. Russians say that China's platform role will win over Central Asian countries and stabilize the Eurasian continent. What about inside? Military reform, non-commissioned officers are professionalized, soldiers in training camps operate drones and land accurately.

There is a lot of room for economic maneuver. China's foreign capital inflows exceeded US$140 billion in 2024, and Tesla's Shanghai factory expanded production, with the largest output in the world. Russia exports natural gas to China, and the pipeline valves turn day and night, which makes the two countries warm in winter.

In the global chaos, China is as stable as Mount Tai.

Looking ahead to the present, China's economic semi-annual report has been released, growth expectations have been raised, and the stock market has stabilized. Russian experts updated their views that China's momentum is safe and unrivaled in the world.

References People's Daily commented on Meng Wanzhou's return to China: No force can stop China's progress in Changsha release