Russia said on Wednesday (11) that its partnership with China is not aimed against other countries, but the two powers could “combine potential” if they faced a threat from the United States.
“I would like to remind you that Moscow and Beijing will respond to the United States’ ‘double containment’ with ‘double contraction,’” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said when asked about a possible US missile deployment in Japan.
The Japan Times reported on September 7 that the United States had expressed interest in stationing a Typhon medium-range missile system in Japan for joint military exercises.
“It is clear that both Russia and China will react to the emergence of very significant missile threats, and their reaction will be far from political, which has also been repeatedly confirmed by both countries,” Zakharova warned reporters in her weekly briefing.
She said Russia and China had a strategic partnership that had no aggressive intent.
“Our relations are not directed against other countries… and the double counteraction does not contradict this. This is a defensive position, this is not an initiative to hit other countries,” Zakharova explained.
“But if an aggressive policy of attack is being implemented against us from a centre, why don’t we combine our strengths and give a befitting rebuke?” he asked.
“Limitless” partnership
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping signed an agreement on a “no-limits” partnership in 2022, less than three weeks before the Russian leader sent his troops into Ukraine.
In May this year, they agreed to deepen what they called a “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation” for a new era.
The two countries have not declared a formal military alliance, although Putin last week called the nations “allies in every sense of the word.”
Russia and China held joint military exercises, including naval drills that began on Tuesday (10). Putin, overseeing the launch of the maneuvers, warned the United States against trying to outdo Russia by increasing its military power in the Asia-Pacific region.
This content was originally published in Russia warns it could join China if it faces a threat from the US on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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