THE Xi Jinpingthrough statements he made during the visit of the Russian prime minister Michael Mishustin in the Beijing, sent a message to the West. The Chinese President underlined the “steady support” China and of Russia on cases involving “fundamental interests”.
China and Russia have been strengthening their diplomatic and trade relations for ten yearsa trend that accelerated after Russian invasion of Ukraine. Until today, Beijing playing the game of neutrality in the war in Ukraine, yet never condemned the invasion.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in China on Monday. Yesterday, Tuesday, he attended an economic forum in Shanghai and then went to the Chinese capital for talks with his counterpart Li Qiang and President Xi Jinping. He is the highest-ranking Russian official to visit China since the start of the invasion of Ukraine.
“China is willing to continue with Russia firm mutual support on issues concerning the fundamental interests of the two countries,” Xi said, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua. it is about a indirect reference to the Taiwan issue as wellwhich has recently been at the center of Beijing’s confrontation with Washington.
Xi Jinping also asked “strengthen coordination in multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the BRICS and the G20”according to New China.
For his part, Mikhail Mishustin welcomed the bilateral relations which have reached “an unprecedented high level”, as he stated during his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
“They are characterized by mutual respect for the interests of one country by the other, the desire to jointly respond to challenges, which is connected to the growing turmoil in the international arena and the pressure of illegal sanctions from the collective West,” he added.
China is Russia’s largest trading partner, with trade reaching $190 billion (€176 billion) in 2022, according to Chinese customs. Also, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, China became Russia’s largest customer in the energy sector, allowing Moscow to significantly limit the impact of sanctions imposed by the West. In fact, Russian energy deliveries to China are expected to increase by 40% in 2023.
Li Chiang underlined yesterday, Tuesday, how the volume of transactions has already reached 70 billion dollars (64 billion euros) in the first four months of the year – recording an annual increase of more than 40%. “The range of investments between the two countries continues to grow. Major strategic programs are also progressing steadily,” the Chinese premier expressed his satisfaction.
Source: News Beast
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