During a trip to Russia, Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu met with President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin and the two sides discussed active military cooperation and regular information exchange.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: During this meeting, the Russian President expressed his satisfaction with the expansion of relations between Beijing and Moscow and said that there is good development in the military sector.
 
Putin added that China and Russia continue their active military cooperation and regularly exchange information.
 
The Minister of Defense of China has also called the military development between Beijing and Moscow influential in global security.
 
  After Russia's military operations against Ukraine and Western countries' support for Kiev, Moscow is trying to expand its relations with China and Iran.
 
This is despite the fact that before this, Chinese President Xi Jinping had also met with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his trip to Moscow, and the two sides had discussed comprehensive cooperation, especially in the military sector.