Foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao lijian said at a regular press conference on December 31, 2021:

“The China-russia friendship is unbreakable, and our cooperation holds great promise. The two countries will launch the Chineserussian year of sports exchanges in 2022 and 2023 and celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the China-russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development (CRFCPD). President Putin will also visit China and attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Games. China firmly believes that both countries will continue to open to and share opportunities with each other, promote the global development agenda and make greater contributions to building a new type of international relations and a community with a shared future for mankind.”