AP, Beijing
Published by: Surendra Joshi
Updated Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:52 PM IST
Summary
At present, the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping is not giving any indication about the help of Russia. She would not like to close the big market of America and Europe for herself.
More than 30 countries have imposed sanctions on Russia for attacking Ukraine. In such a situation, the question is arising that how will Russia deal with these restrictions after the war? Will China help Russia’s only friend? Will China take the risk of closing the gates of America and Europe to itself?
At present, the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping is not giving any indication about the help of Russia. She would not like to close the big market of America and Europe for herself. If Beijing wants to help Putin by importing more gas and goods from Russia, that is also very unlikely. China’s relations with Moscow have been warm since Xi Jinping took office in 2012. The reason for this is the same displeasure of both towards America.
Russia and China may also have a conflict of interest, even as the armies of the two countries conduct joint exercises, but Putin is uneasy about increasing Chinese economic activity in Central Asia and Russia’s Far East. Li Jin, an expert in political science and law at Shanghai University, says that China-Russia relations are currently at the top strongest level in history, but there is no balance between the two.
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More than 30 countries have imposed sanctions on Russia for attacking Ukraine. In such a situation, the question is arising that how will Russia deal with these restrictions after the war? Will China help Russia’s only friend? Will China take the risk of closing the gates of America and Europe to itself?
At present, the government of Chinese President Xi Jinping is not giving any indication about the help of Russia. She would not like to close the big market of America and Europe for herself. If Beijing wants to help Putin by importing more gas and goods from Russia, that is also very unlikely. China’s relations with Moscow have been warm since Xi Jinping took office in 2012. The reason for this is the same displeasure of both towards America.
Russia and China may also have a conflict of interest, even as the armies of the two countries conduct joint exercises, but Putin is uneasy about increasing Chinese economic activity in Central Asia and Russia’s Far East. Li Jin, an expert in political science and law at Shanghai University, says that China-Russia relations are currently at the top strongest level in history, but there is no balance between the two.