Timeline
(China Daily) Updated: 2017-03-23 07:15December 1991: China and Russia sign an agreement to maintain their relationship after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation.
December 1992: Russian President Boris Yeltsin makes his first official visit to China.
July 2001: The relationship between the two countries is formalized by the Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, a 20-year strategic, economic, and - arguably and controversially - implicit military treaty.
May 2014: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin make a joint declaration about establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination.
May 2015: Xi visits Russia to attend the Victory Day parade. He and Putin discuss coordination between China's Belt and Road Initiative and the Eurasian Economic Union.
June 2016: Putin pays a state visit to China and makes a joint declaration with Xi to increase mutual support and improve mutual trust, both politically and strategically.
Source: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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