Senior Chinese military official meets Russian defense minister

Source-stated date: 3 November 2026 · China Military Online (EN)

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Published3 November 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
Collected2026-11-03 19:50:16 UTC, run 194
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CMC Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin met Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Beijing on November 3, with both sides committing to deepen strategic communication and expand practical military cooperation. The meeting documents the continuing high-tempo bilateral military diplomacy between Beijing and Moscow, though the readout's formulaic language leaves the specific agenda — whether arms transfers, joint exercises, or operational coordination — unstated.

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BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese military official Zhang Shengmin on Tuesday met with visiting Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov in Beijing. Zhang, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, said China is ready to work with Russia to continuously strengthen strategic communication, better safeguard the two countries' respective sovereignty, security and development interests, and effectively safeguard world and regional peace and stability. Belousov said that Russia is ready to continue close coordination with China, strengthen strategic consultations, firmly support each other, expand practical cooperation in various fields, and push for more outcomes in the development of relations between the two countries and the two militaries.

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Source outlet	China Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
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Source-stated publication date	2026-11-03
Original URL	http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16497844.html
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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Senior Chinese military official meets Russian defense minister." China Military Online (EN), 2026-11-03. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16497844.html.

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