Russia will continue pursuing a "one China" policy, recognizing Taiwan as an integral part of China, says a Russian-Chinese declaration, signed after the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Tuesday.

"Russia will continue to pursue the 'one China' policy, recognizingthe government of the People's Democratic Republic of China as the solelegitimate government, representing the whole of China, and Taiwan asChina's integral part," the joint declaration says.Russia declares that it "does not maintain official relations withTaiwan and does not initiate official contacts with it, and opposesTaiwan's independence in any form, including 'de-jure' independence," itsays.

Russia has committed itself not to supply weapons to Taiwan."Russia does not accept the concept of 'two Chinas' or 'one Chinaand one Taiwan," and opposes Taiwan's membership in the United Nationsand other international organizations, open exclusively to sovereigntystates," the declaration reads.

"Russia understands China's efforts to attain the country'speaceful unification, based on the Chinese Law on the Prevention ofActivities to Split the State, and sees the Taiwan issue as China'sinternal affair. External forces have no right to intervene," the jointdeclaration says.

Russia also underscores that it "recognizes Tibet as an integralpart of China."

In the declaration, the two countries resolve to support eachother's policies and moves in matters of defending state sovereignty,unity and territorial integrity.