On September 3, 2025, Vice President Han Zheng met in Beijing with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 and the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Han Zheng stated that President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan held a fruitful meeting and announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Armenia, opening a new chapter in the development of bilateral relations and injecting new impetus into bilateral cooperation. China is ready to make joint efforts with Armenia to implement the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, comprehensively advance cooperation in various fields, and continuously bring bilateral relations to new heights. President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative, which strongly responds to the concerns of the international community. China is ready to jointly practice this initiative with Armenia.

Nikol Pashinyan extended congratulations on the complete success of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. He said that Armenia appreciates and supports the Global Governance Initiative, and is willing to take the establishment of a strategic partnership as an opportunity to strengthen practical cooperation with China to better benefit the two peoples.