Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Han Zheng said China and Russia are cooperating through the Global Governance Initiative and their joint declaration on building a “multipolar world order” and a new model of international relations.

Han said Beijing would work with Moscow to create what he described as a “more just and rational system of global governance,” while promoting the central principles of multilateralism and “equal benefit-sharing.”

He also called for international institutions to more fully reflect the demands of individual nations, signaling China and Russia’s continued effort to reduce Western influence over the existing global system.