Xi: “Trust is increasing”: Beijing and Moscow want to “permanently expand” cooperation

Xi: “Trust is increasing”
Beijing and Moscow want to “permanently expand” cooperation

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75 years ago, Beijing and Moscow established diplomatic relations. On the occasion of the anniversary, Chinese President Xi announced that he wanted to further strengthen cooperation with Russia. This is already causing criticism from the West.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Beijing and Moscow, China said it wanted to further strengthen its already close cooperation with Russia. The People’s Republic is “ready” to join Russian President Vladimir Putin “to permanently expand comprehensive pragmatic cooperation between our two countries,” said President Xi Jinping, according to a report by the state news agency Xinhua.

The Chinese-Russian friendship is characterized by “good neighborliness, comprehensive strategic cooperation and beneficial cooperation,” it said. China also emphasized the “strong mutual trust” and “deep friendship” with Russia in September at an invitation to the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, at the end of October. At the summit, Xi and Putin will meet in person.

Russia and China are deepening cooperation amid “great changes” not seen in a century, Xi said, according to Xinhua. “The political trust between both sides is increasing and the cooperation has produced amazing results,” he also praised. Beijing and Moscow have strengthened their political, military and economic cooperation in recent years in order to counterbalance what they see as the USA’s dominant global position.

China’s role in the Ukraine war

Both countries have expanded their trade relations while the West imposes economic sanctions on Russia. China benefits from cheap Russian energy imports and access to vast natural resources. China claims to be taking a neutral position in the Ukraine war.

But Beijing has been criticized by the West for its refusal to condemn its ally Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. The USA also accuses China of supplying products to Russia that can also be used in the military sector, i.e. so-called dual-use goods.

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