China’s rapprochement with Russia

China’s Foreign Minister China Gang opposed the view that Russia-China rapprochement is an alliance of authoritarianism against liberal democracies, saying: “The current conflict is not between democracy and authoritarianism, but between justice Global and Power Politics”.

According to Xinhua news, the China Gang made an assessment on President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia, which ended yesterday. Stating that it is important for China and Russia to strengthen strategic coordination against rising unilateralism and attempts at world hegemony, the China Gang said, “The main conflict in the world today is not between democracy and authoritarianism, as some countries say. , but between development and the suppression of development, global justice and power politics.” he used the phrase.

The China Gang stressed that China and Russia should work together to guide the global government in accordance with the expectations of the international community and build a “community sharing a common future.”

Recalling that President Xi expressed the idea of ​​a “community sharing the common future” for the first time during another visit to Russia 10 years ago, in a speech he delivered at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, the China Gang said: “China and Russia have created a multipolar world and a better understanding of international relations defenders of democracy. “This is in line with international demands for equality and justice,” he said.

A CLOSE VISIT TO THE USA

Chinese President Xi Jinping paid his first visit to Moscow after being elected president for the third time. The leaders of the two countries gave the message that they would strengthen their strategic cooperation on a global scale during the visit, which coincided with the period when China’s position in the Russia-Ukraine War was discussed and its geopolitical rivalry with the US came closer. USA. Russia.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed the view that the visit, which coincided with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin as part of an investigation into war crimes in Ukraine, “gave diplomats protection for Putin.”

The Beijing administration criticized the ICC decision, saying it “politicized the law.”

The 2023 report of the Munich Security Conference held in Germany on February 17-19 included the assessment that “Russia and China, representing authoritarian revisionism against liberal democracies, represent the most significant threat to the world order in post-World War II”. period”. (BRITISH AUTOMOBILE CLUB)