[新頭殼newtalk] In response to the meeting between Xi Jinping and Putin in Beijing yesterday (4th), the two powers exchanged interests. Xi Jinping supported Russia and opposed the continued expansion of NATO. Putin also claimed to support “one China”. The international community is generally worried that if the Soviet Union and Russia send troops to Ukraine, Beijing will also send troops to Taiwan at the same time, leaving the United States incapable of doing anything. In this regard, Bonnie Glaser of Germany’s Marshall Foundation said today (5): “China is not Russia, and Taiwan is not Ukraine. The relationship between the United States and Taiwan is much deeper than that with Ukraine.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin went to Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics yesterday (4), during which Moscow and Beijing issued a joint statement on a series of positions on the agreement. The two sides stated that they “oppose the continued expansion of NATO and call on NATO to abandon the ideology of the Cold War.” Putin also said that Western countries used NATO to attack Russia in a tense situation and denied that they planned to invade Ukraine.
The Kremlin said talks between the two leaders ahead of the opening ceremony of the Olympics were “very warm” and the first meeting between the two leaders since the outbreak.
According to the BBC, the United States had previously said it would send more troops to Eastern Europe to support NATO allies. Russia called the move “devastating” and showed its concerns regarding NATO’s eastward expansion were justified.
Regarding the Taiwan issue, Russia reiterated its adherence to Beijing’s “One China” principle, and claimed that self-governing Taiwan is a separate province that will eventually return to China once more; however, Taiwan sees itself as an independent country with its own constitution and an elected president .
The joint statement noted the two countries were gravely concerned regarding the Australia-UK-US tripartite security partnership agreement (AUKUS) signed last year. Under the terms of the deal, Australia announced it would build nuclear-powered submarines to bolster security in the Asia-Pacific, in a move largely seen as a counterweight to China, which has been accused of escalating tensions in contested areas such as the South China Sea.
The BBC pointed out that it has recently discovered that a large number of propaganda campaigns have been carried out in local Chinese media. The Communist Party’s official media “Global Times” claimed that “the increasingly close relationship between China and Russia is the last line of defense to protect the world order”, and a Xinhua News Agency article. The report pointed out that the United States is trying to “divert domestic attention” and “reinvigorate its influence in Europe”.
Song Wendi, a lecturer at the Australian National University, pointed out that the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which will be held in October this year, is crucial to whether Xi Jinping can stay in power.
China is currently seeking stable relations with the United States, so if Beijing provides stronger support to Moscow, it might create more tensions with the United States, according to the German Marshall Foundation Gregory.
In this regard, the BBC analyzed that although Ukraine was not mentioned in the joint statement, it was clearly implied when they expressed their opposition to the expansion of NATO. The report further illustrates that for China, this is a delicate balance. Beijing has political and economic ties to Ukraine, and any Russian invasion or military attack might injure Xi Jinping’s government.
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