Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin made clear their good harmony during their meeting in Beijinga face-to-face that dispels Western hopes that Beijing will pressure Moscow to hit the brakes in Ukraine.
Xi maintained in a statement to the press, after his meeting with Putin, that, however, both parties agree that “a political solution” to the war in Ukraine is “the right way”.
Xi Jinping with Vladimir Putin.
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However, Xi said that China hopes that the European continent “recover peace and stability”and indicated that his country will continue to “play a constructive role.”
So far, the West has greeted Chinese proposals for a ceasefire in Ukraine with skepticism while, from kyiv, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken once again denounced that Beijing is “helping” Moscow to produce more tanksarmored vehicles and missiles by supplying key electronic parts and components for war.
Beijing, which has avoided condemning the Russian invasion and opposes “unilateral sanctions” against Moscow, He denies that he has sold weapons to him and assures that he maintains a “normal” commercial relationship with Russiawith which it continues to deepen its alliance without its ties with Europe having so far been derailed.
For his part, Putin has expressed that the Chinese proposals show his “sincere desire to stabilize the situation” and that they suggest an approach that avoids the “Cold War mentality.”
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‘Defend justice in the world’
At the meeting, preceded by a welcome ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, next to the symbolic Tiananmen Square, where they listened together to hymns and gun salutes, Xi recalled that he has met with Putin “more than forty times.” and that both maintain “close communication.”
Welcome ceremony.
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After their meeting, the two leaders signed a joint declaration to “deepen” their “strategic coordination partnership” on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, in addition to cooperation agreements in various fields.
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We can say that bilateral trade and investments are reliably protected against the negative influence of third countries and negative trends in global currency markets.
For his part, Putin welcomed the fact that bilateral trade continues to expand and that the proportion of the ruble and the yuan in Russian-Chinese commercial transactions “already exceeds 90%.”
“We can say that bilateral trade and investments are reliably protected against the negative influence of third countries and negative trends in global currency markets,” he said.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting China.
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A ‘multipolar’ world
It is Putin’s second visit in less than a year, since in October 2023 he attended the Third New Silk Roads Forum, a new indication of the growing alignment between both countries for some analysts.
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Putin advocated “improving global economic governance” and for “reforming and depoliticizing multilateral institutions such as the World Trade Organization and the G20” with a view to “adapting them to modern realities.”
Putin will continue his visit in the Chinese city of Harbincapital of the northeastern province of Heilongjiang, to board the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, designed to connect Russia and China through Mongolia, according to the South China Morning Post newspaper.
EFE
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