Insights into China-Russia ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have issued a joint statement on further strengthening strategic coordination and deepening friendship and cooperation between the two countries. The two sides also signed a series of cooperation agreements across a wide range of sectors. What is this visit all about? How have China and Russia managed to build such a stable and resilient relationship? Amid rising global uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, what does a deepening and steady China-Russia partnership mean for the world as well as for themselves?