China and Russia leaders collaborate to criticize Biden
On the 18th, when U.S. President Joe Biden visited Israel to prevent the escalation of the Middle East war, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a summit meeting in Beijing, China for about three hours and put pressure on President Biden. In particular, the two leaders reportedly evaluated the hospital airstrike in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, as “a signal that the conflict must end.”
This summit took place after President Putin attended a summit forum commemorating the 10th anniversary of President Xi’s core policy, ‘One Belt, One Road’.
In his opening remarks at the summit, President Xi called President Putin “an old friend” and emphasized, “We met 42 times over 10 years and built a deep friendship.” He continued, “China, together with Russia, will accurately grasp the trends of history and conform to the flow of global development.” President Putin also called President Xi “a dear friend” and emphasized, “Close foreign policy cooperation is essential in the current difficult conditions.”
Earlier, in his keynote speech at the summit forum on this day, President Xi effectively took aim at the United States, saying, “We do not engage in ideological confrontation or group political confrontation, but oppose unilateral sanctions, economic oppression, decoupling, and damage to the supply chain.” It is analyzed that he criticized the United States’ strategy to deter China.
At a press conference immediately after the summit, President Putin said, “I informed President Xi in detail about the situation in Ukraine,” and claimed, “The joint threat by the United States and the West against Russia will only strengthen China-Russia interaction.” The day before, President Putin admonished President Biden in an interview with Russian media, saying, “You must learn to respect others and compromise.”
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Leaders of each country who attended the Belt and Road Summit Forum held in Beijing, China on the 18th are waving their hands and taking commemorative photos. Front row, from left, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Back row, from left, Pakistani Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, Thai Prime Minister Seta Tawisin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Kenyan President William Ruto, and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremasinghe. Beijing = AP NewsisOn the 18th, seven months after the summit meeting in Moscow, Russia in March of this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing, China and addressed each other as “old friends” and “old friends.” He showed off his friendship by calling him “Goi Druk (дорогой друг·Dear friend).” While U.S. President Joe Biden is cornered in finding a solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas, China and Russia appear to be growing closer. Some say it is “characteristic of an ‘arranged marriage’ to counter the West.”
In his opening remarks at the China-Russia summit held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, President Xi emphasized his intention to continue cooperation with Russia. President Xi said, “China and Russia have always faithfully cooperated based on the fundamental interests of the two peoples,” and added, “We hope to join forces in the future for the development of both countries, safeguarding international justice, and global common development.” He also said, “Bilateral trade volume has reached an all-time high and is moving toward the jointly set goal of $200 billion (about 270 trillion won).” This can also be interpreted as a de facto acknowledgment that China is becoming a ‘sanctions bypass’ for Russia despite the economic sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia.
President Putin also praised China, saying, “China is succeeding under President Xi’s leadership,” and added, “The trade volume between Russia and China is truly impressive. “I am very happy to have extensive interaction with China,” he responded.
The atmosphere of the summit on this day was said to be more cordial than the previous meeting in March. At the time, international criticism of Russia for causing the war in Ukraine was so strong that both China and Russia had no choice but to hold a summit meeting under great burden. However, this time, as the international community’s attention focused on the war in the Middle East, the scope for maneuver between the two countries expanded. There also appears to be a high expectation that this war will be an opportunity to attract Middle Eastern countries as allies and further increase the ability to respond to the United States and the West.
China and Russia, which have maintained amicable relations with Israel and Palestine, have expressed voices that are different from most Western countries, including the United States, which has shown pro-Israel actions since the outbreak of this war.
China criticized Israel’s retaliatory air strike on the Gaza Strip following Hamas’ surprise attack, saying it “exceeded the scope of self-defense.” Russia is focusing on inducing a ceasefire while maintaining a neutral stance on both sides. It is interpreted as a strategy to win the favor of Middle Eastern countries.
President Putin again emphasized the strong China-Russia bond at this summit. In his keynote speech at the Belt and Road (China’s economic, military and territorial expansion project) summit forum on the 18th, he emphasized, “I hope that the Belt and Road will be more successful in harmony with Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) plan.” EAEU is an economic union of former Soviet bloc countries created by Russia in 2015 in opposition to the European Union (EU). China has made it clear that it will check America’s economic hegemony through the One Belt, One Road project, and Russia will stand up to Europe through the EAEU.
At a press conference after the meeting, President Putin also said, “The United States is becoming more and more individually involved in the Ukraine issue,” and added, “The supply of ATACMS (long-range missiles supported by the United States to Ukraine) will further aggravate Ukraine’s suffering.” threatened.
However, regarding the close relationship between China and Russia, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said, “For President Putin, there is a risk that China’s role in Central Asia may expand through the Belt and Road Initiative, and for President Xi, if he joins hands with President Putin, China’s international “It will damage their status,” he said, adding, “The partnership between the two leaders is more like a marriage of convenience fighting against Western pressure rather than being rooted in mutual trust.”
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