According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang is attending the invitation of Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Moscow and Beijing frequently address issues related to global and regional security, and the joint response to current threats and challenges.

They also maintain close collaboration on military matters.

Both parties carried out the North/Interaction-2023 joint naval exercise in the waters of the Sea of Japan at the end of July.

China and Russia maintain close collaboration on other regional security situations.

On the case of Ukraine, China has expressed on several occasions its willingness to act as a mediator and contribute to political talks to seek a negotiated solution to this conflict.

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