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俄罗斯总统普京将于明天（16日）起展开对中国的国事访问。

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    Senior Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) Photo: Courtesy of MND
China's Ministry of National Defense (MND) on Friday warned of the dangers posed by Japan's neo-militarism, as Tokyo continues to expand its defense budget, develop offensive capabilities and aggressively expanded its military industry under the pretext of addressing so-called external threats. 
The warning came as Japan is set to seek a record-high defense budget of around 8.9 trillion yen ($55.88 billion) for fiscal year 2027, while right-wing forces in the country continue to distort history, decades after Japan announced its unconditional surrender on August 15, 1945.
Eighty-one years ago, struck hard by China and global anti-fascist forces, Japan announced its unconditional surrender. Before that, Japanese militarists had plunged the whole Asia into an abyss of bloodshed and disaster. Their atrocities, such as the Nanjing Massacre, the Bataan Death March, and the Death Railway between Thailand and Myanmar, inflicted untold sufferings on the peoples of other Asian countries and beyond, and even on the Japanese people themselves, Senior Colonel Chen Xi, spokesperson for China's MND, said. 
However, after its defeat, Japan failed to truly draw lessons from history. It has long condoned its right-wing forces whitewashing and denying crimes of aggression, sought every possible means to break free from the pacifist Constitution and exclusively defense-oriented principle, and attempted to challenge the post-war international order, the spokesperson noted.
As a result, Japan has become detrimental to regional peace and stability. Recently, under the pretext of addressing so-called external threats, the Japanese side has substantially increased its defense budget, rigorously developed offensive capabilities, and aggressively expanded its military industry. Japan's neo-militarism has laid bare its true ambition, and we must stay vigilant against the dangers posed by it, Chen said. 
"Historical facts must not be forgotten, and justice and peace must not be compromised. We urge the Japanese side to earnestly reflect on itself, recognize and atone for its crimes, adhere to the post-war international order, and stop its dangerous acts of remilitarization. Any return to the wrong path will bring a more crushing defeat and a more complete reckoning," Chen said. 
。如何进一步夯实双方政治互信，推动务实合作，将成为普京此访的重要议题。

普京总统在新任期开始之初随即访华，双方将就两国关系和共同关心的战略性问题展开深入交流。如此关键时间点进行的此轮中俄高层互动，也将为两国关系发展和未来合作，作出战略性规划和顶层设计。

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2023年中俄双边贸易额达到创纪录的2401.1亿美元。今年一季度，两国双边贸易额达566.8亿美元，同比增长5.2%，继续保持良好发展势头。在乌克兰危机延宕的背景下，“加强务实合作”无疑是普京此访的一个关键议题。而对于发展中俄关系，中方也明确表示，维护好、发展好中俄关系，既是中俄作为两大邻国的必然选择，也完全符合两国人民根本利益。中俄之间的合作既不针对第三方，也不受第三方干扰和胁迫。

中国国际问题研究院欧亚所所长 李自国：对这次普京访华的期待，首先我觉得对俄罗斯来说、对中国来说，都要再一次明确中俄关系的性质。中俄关系是一个稳定的、可持续的、自主性的双边关系。中俄关系的基础是睦邻友好、相互尊重、平等相待、合作共赢。再就是务实合作领域，可能是双方需要关注的一个重点，可能也是亮点。包括中俄双边已经有一个比较大的贸易额。大项目里面，比如交通物流领域、能源领域、创新和科学领域，我想这些领域（合作成果）可能会在普京访华当中体现出来。

俄罗斯是今年金砖国家轮值主席国，而中国也将在下半年接任上合组织轮值主席国。除了双边关系之外，普京总统访华期间，中俄如何就重大国际和地区热点问题开展沟通协调，同样备受外界高度关注。

中国国际问题研究院欧亚所所长 李自国：大家都觉得世界进入一个动荡变革期，而这种动荡变革期会怎么样，需要（中俄）双方进行对表。我们需要了解对方如何建设一个公平合理的国际秩序。

四 | 这是我觉得除中俄双边（话题）之外重要的一个话题。

五 | 还有一个就是，比如地区冲突，中东地区的危机、巴以冲突的危机、乌克兰的危机，包括俄罗斯也是当事方之一。这种地区冲突的不确定、不稳定性的因素如何去消减，应该是双方对话的一个内容。