The Chinese leader, according to Chinese state media, said his country and Russia were “thick, thin and thin, true friends who spent time together,” after a video call with President Vladimir V. Putin on Monday. He said.
The warm words attributed to Xi Jinping were explicitly intended to curb speculation that the Trump administration might succeed in driving the wedge between Beijing and Moscow.
“History and reality show that China and Russia are good neighbors who remain unseparable, thick and thin together, true friends who support each other and develop together,” the media.
XI said China-Russia relations were supposed to be oblique references to the US and were not “influenced by third parties.” He then said that the foreign policy of both countries was “long-term.”
The Kremlin issued an equally heartfelt statement after the call, describing Xi Jinping and Putin's conversation as “warm and friendly.” In rejection of the idea that President Trump could separate the two countries, the Kremlin added: to external influences. ”
The call was the second month between Xi and Putin, and Trump made a call with Putin and appeared to be with him, making the US strategy a reality. It was second within less than two weeks of Russia. War in Ukraine. Trump has accused Ukraine of inciting Russian invasions called Ukrainian President Volodymi Zelensky and excluded Kiev from peace negotiations.
Trump's decision to be on his side very positively with Putin in the war has encouraged speculation that Washington is aiming to split Russia and China.
Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy to Ukraine, told a Munich panel earlier this month that the Trump administration wanted Putin to “force” ties with North Korea, Iran and China. .
However, analysts say they have accused China in what is called “Reverse Nixon,” a reference to President Nixon's settlement with Beijing, which aims to exploit worsening relations between China and the Soviet Union. He expresses skepticism that Russia could be separated. .
Unlike 53 years ago, relations between China and Russia today are high. Shortly before the invasion of Ukraine, Xi Jinping and Putin announced a “no-restriction” partnership. Since then, China has maintained Russian war machinery by purchasing oil and exporting double-use technologies.
XI and Putin also share ideological opposition to the West. They blame the United States for silence their global ambitions and promoting a global reshaping of order to undermine Washington's domination.
“This relationship has strategic and geopolitical alignment,” said Sergei Radchenko, a professor of advanced international studies by Johns Hopkins, who specializes in relations between China and Russia. “They don't look at everything, but I think they realize they need each other.”
Radchenko said Beijing was probably uncomfortable with Trump's bid for Putin, but he said that Putin would be more useful when he worked closer with the US than China. He said he would think so.
“The idea that Putin can operate as a kind of weapon against China is naive on the part of the Trump administration,” he said.
According to Russian national media, XI will be visiting Moscow in May.
In a statement, the Kremlin said Putin notified XI during a call about “recent Russian-American contact details.” China also said it was “ready to express support for the dialogue between Russia and the United States that began and to contribute to the search for a peaceful reconciliation in the Ukrainian conflict.”
In comments released by Chinese state media, XI said he was “pleasant” that Russia has begun negotiations with “other political parties” to end the “Ukraine crisis.”
China does not view Russia's invasion of Ukraine as “war.”
Amy Chang Chi-en contributed to the research.
