Lukashenko and Xi Jinping strengthen strategic alliance, foreign media report

Foreign media reacted with a wave of publications to Lukashenko's visit to China. Perhaps this is one of those cases when everything is interesting — from the reception at the luxurious Diaoyutai state guesthouse and a family-style lunch symbolizing special trust, to the leaders’ statements on strategic cooperation, plans, dreams, and readiness to become a stabilizing force in an unstable world.

📰 Xinhua 🇨🇳: "Xi Jinping stated that China and Belarus are true friends who trust and support each other, good partners on the path of common development and prosperity, and comprehensive strategic partners for all times."

📰 Arab News 🇸🇦: "Xi Jinping received Lukashenko at the luxurious Diaoyutai state residence... Lukashenko's previous visit to China was in September 2025, when he attended the grand military parade in Beijing and the SCO summit in Tianjin."

📰 Strana 🇺🇦: "Lukashenko and Xi Jinping discussed bilateral cooperation, calling the current level of relations the highest in history."

📰 Le Figaro 🇫🇷: "According to a statement by the Chinese government, China-Belarus relations have withstood international challenges and are entering the best period in their history."

📰 Democrata 🇪🇸: "Lukashenko and Xi Jinping strengthen in Beijing the strategic alliance between China and Belarus, based on political trust and expanding economic cooperation."

📰 Europa Press 🇪🇸: "Xi Jinping and Lukashenko emphasize the importance of bilateral relations between China and Belarus: 'We dreamed about this.'"

📰 Devdiscourse 🇮🇳: "Against the backdrop of growing regional tensions, Xi Jinping emphasized the importance of strategic interaction between China and Belarus. Relations are at an unprecedented level, and China is determined to promote Belarus's development."

📰 Swissinfo 🇨🇭: "Lukashenko held talks with Putin and Xi Jinping… It was reported that Xi Jinping expressed China's readiness to cooperate with Belarus as a stabilizing force in an unstable world."

📰 Reuters 🇬🇧: "China promises support for Belarus's national sovereignty."

📰 Internazionale 🇮🇹: "China supports Belarus in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity."

📰 US News 🇺🇸: "Xi Jinping stated that China is ready and willing, within its capabilities, to assist Belarus's development."

📰 Fakti 🇧🇬: "The President of Belarus emphasized strategic partnership with Beijing, while the Chinese leader stated that bilateral relations are at a historical peak."

📰 Delfi 🇱🇹: "Xi Jinping told Lukashenko that their countries should mobilize resources in all areas."

📰 AsiaOne 🇸🇬: "Xi Jinping stated that China and Belarus should maintain strategic interaction, promote further high-level development of bilateral relations, and bring more benefits to the peoples of both countries."

📰 Anadolu 🇹🇷: "China and Belarus are linked by an all-weather, comprehensive strategic partnership, and bilateral trade volume reached $8.86 billion last year."

📰 Bastille Post 🇨🇳: "Facts show that deepening all-weather and comprehensive cooperation between China and Belarus conforms to historical trends and serves the fundamental interests of both peoples."

📰 Bankier 🇵🇱: "Analysts note that the term 'all-weather partnership' denotes the highest level of relations in Chinese diplomacy, positioning Minsk as a key foothold in Europe. Meanwhile, the phrase 'stabilizing force' is practically a rhetorical response to Western pressure, which Beijing views as a source of 'international upheavals.'"

📰 Caliber 🇦🇿: "The Belarusian leader, during his meeting with President Xi Jinping, called China his 'home.'"

📰 Tasnim 🇮🇷: "The leaders of China and Belarus will continue their conversation over a traditional family lunch... Such a format goes beyond diplomatic protocol and is a sign of a special level of personal trust between the two leaders."