Russia viewed as a friendly neighbor

Nine out of ten Chinese people hold a highly positive view of Sino-Russian relations in a response that adheres to warm bilateral ties at the official level, a recent survey found.

The findings issued by the Social Survey Institute of China (SSIC) found nearly 91 percent of respondents said Sino-Russian relations are those of "strategic partners", "friendly neighbors" or "close friends", while only 6.6 percent regarded Russia as an adversary.

The SSIC, China's first professional institution dedicated to public opinion polling and social surveys, interviewed 1,500 respondents in 10 Chinese cities in April and May for the survey themed "Russia in Chinese people's eyes".