China chose Russia. Why China became an ally of Russia

The PRC will develop its relationship with Russia as “the world becomes more and more restless,” the new Chinese foreign minister said.

China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang today made very aggressive statements against the United States and spoke very warmly about Russia. In particular, official Beijing, for the first time since the beginning of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, openly called the Russian Federation its main partner and set a “militant tone” towards Washington.

Threat to global security

Gan on Tuesday, March 7, gave the first press conference in his new role. Until recently, he was China’s ambassador to the United States, earning a reputation abroad as a cautious and experienced diplomat, according to CNN.

But in his speech today, he made an aggressive and sweeping rebuke of US policy, warning of the “catastrophic consequences” of what Gan called Washington’s “reckless gamble” in dealing with China.

“If the US does not brake and continues on the wrong track, no barriers will prevent the wagons from derailing and crashing, a confrontation will surely arise,” the minister said.

In a “carefully crafted speech” today, Gang, who rebuked the United States for rising tensions between the two sides, set the tone for China’s foreign policy for the coming year.

Remember that relations between the two countries are at their worst in decades, and the Taiwan issue is far from the only reason for the clashes. The parties disagree on the issues of the Russian war against Ukraine, cybersecurity and world dominance in the field of technology. Tensions flared last month after a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over North America and was later shot down by US fighters.

Here, in his speech, the new Chinese Foreign Minister accused the United States of overreacting, which, according to him, led to “a diplomatic crisis that could have been avoided.”

The incident, he said, shows that “the United States’ perception and view of China has been seriously distorted.”

“They see China as their main rival and the main geopolitical threat. It can be compared to when you put the wrong button on the first button and the rest go astray. As a result, the US policy towards China has completely strayed from a reasonable and sensible path,” the Chinese minister said. .

Friendship with Russia

Gun also touched on the controversy over Russia’s war in Ukraine, accusing Washington of double standards. He emphasized that the US has no right to blame Beijing for arming Taiwan.

“Why does the US talk about respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Ukraine issue, but not respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of China on the Taiwan issue? Why does the US ask China not to supply arms to Russia while continuing to sell arms to Taiwan ?” – said the head of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

At the same time, he assured that Beijing does not provide arms to either side.

“China did not create the crisis. It is not a party to the crisis, and it has not supplied arms to either side,” Gang said.

In his speech, he also defended the close friendship between China and Russia. Gang said the relationship between Beijing and Moscow “set an example for global international relations.”

“If China and Russia work together, the world will have a driving force. The more unstable the world becomes, the more important it is for China and Russia to continue to develop their relationship,” Gan told Al Jazeera.

He added that there are “close ties” between the leadership of the two countries, and that the relationship between “heads of state” forms the basis of relations.

“The strategic partnership … will undoubtedly gain momentum,” the minister added.

At the same time, according to him, the relationship between the two countries is not focused on any third party and “is not a threat to any country.”

Position about the war

Chinese head of state and party leader Xi Jinping made it clear in his speech on Monday that China views the war in Ukraine mainly from the point of view of confrontation with the United States.

“In particular, Western countries, led by the United States, are carrying out comprehensive containment, encirclement and suppression of China, creating an unprecedented and serious problem for China’s development,” Xi told delegates. at the Consultative Conference, an advisory body, at the annual session of the People’s Congress.

Xi had never heard such open, aggressive words against Washington. Most of the time before that, he was talking vaguely about “certain countries.”

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