No country in the global arena has the right to have the final say in determining the existing world order, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in an interview with Russian newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta conducted by TASS news agency. “The international community has recognized that no country is superior to any other, no model of government is universal, and no single country should dictate the international order,” Xi said in the article, published ahead of his visit to Russia. “The common interest of all mankind lies in a united and peaceful world rather than a divided and unstable one,” the Chinese leader added. “Resolving the conflict in Ukraine will be possible if the parties follow the guidelines of the concept of collective security,” Xi said ahead of his meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
On the eve of his visit to Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin has “high expectations” of talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. He explained it in an article. “We have no doubts that they will give a new powerful impetus to all bilateral cooperation,” said the Russian President. Putin hailed “China’s willingness to play a constructive role” in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, also arguing that Moscow-Beijing relations are “at the highest point” in their history. This is what Putin stated in an article written for a Chinese newspaper and published by the Kremlin.
In Russia, from tomorrow through Wednesday, President Xi Jinping will strengthen ties with Vladimir Putin, a partner increasingly dependent on Beijing but also increasingly unpredictable. “A mission for peace,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry presented on Friday, linking it to Moscow’s war against Ukraine. Buoyed by an unprecedented third consecutive term as President of the People’s Republic, following the equally historic third tenure of the Communist Party Secretariat in October, Xi has decided to start the new decade’s foreign visits from Moscow, as he has did it 10 years ago Before, he does it as soon as he has conquered the country’s institutional summit.
His face-to-face meeting with Putin will be his 40th, underscoring the continuing importance of his understanding of Russia, even as the trip threatens to jeopardize other foreign policy goals, including preventing China’s relations with states from escaping scrutiny and ties to protect Brussels, which Beijing is trying to further promote economic and trade cooperation. China still needs access to Western markets, technology and capital to return to robust growth, the true source of the CCP’s legitimacy. The Kremlin, on the other hand, is increasingly dependent on the kite when purchasing oil and gas in view of Western sanctions, but complains about its maneuverability.
“Just before Xi’s state visit began, Putin made his first trip to the occupied Ukrainian city Mariupolmore than symbolic of the Russian invasion, in another apparent attempt to signal that it has Beijing’s support,” a diplomatic source told ANSA. However, instead of urging Putin to pull out of Ukraine, some observers say Xi will use the meeting with the Russian president to expand the bilateral strategic partnership to boost the image of a neutral party interested in peace At the beginning of the Russian invasion, he spoke virtually with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal in the past few days, presumably after his trip to Moscow.
The White House is preparing for the visit in a wait-and-see attitude: “We’ll see what comes out of this meeting,” says White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, but if the motion is a ceasefire in Ukraine “Unacceptable” because it would mean “confirming Russia’s achievements to date” and “giving Putin more time”. Since Moscow attacked Ukraine over a year ago, Beijing has avoided condemnation by maintaining an ambiguous position. Any significant distance from Moscow would have a backlash that China cannot afford: it is possible that the communist leadership is seeking a better balance between the twin goals of achieving stability in relations with Europe and ensuring Russia does not lose the war and staying aligned with China, essential to Xi’s plans for new world orders to the detriment of the United States. “Xi will refuse to put his name on anything that could cause an economic setback for the West,” the diplomatic source added. While Hu Xijin, former editor of the Global Times, a nationalist tabloid of the People’s Daily, noted that “the US provides the reason and the energy to continue the war in Ukraine.” Instead, “China is providing the rationale and hopes to end it,” Hu wrote on Twitter.
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