China, Russia working for shared future

With Xi Jinping being unanimously re-elected as the president of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission on Saturday, and Vladimir Putin winning a new term as president of Russia on Sunday, world attention has again shifted to the two countries. Xi Jinping was already re-elected the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee in October.

Under the leadership of the Party with Xi as the core, China will steadily embark on the road to realize the "two centenary goals" - of building a moderately prosperous country by 2020 and a modern socialist country by 2050 - and Russia led by Putin is expected to bring Russian people more economic benefits and confidence.

Putin was re-elected amid unprecedented challenges, given that Russia has been facing rigorous sanctions from Western countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Attempts were even made to thwart Russia's election so as to drive Putin out of power and replace him with someone who would work for the interests of the US-led Western world. In this sense, Putin's victory is not just his personal victory, but also the victory of Russia and the Russian people.