Beijing: In about 1,000 days Xi Jinping In the past abroad, China has found itself isolated within the US-led world order. He’s Finally Reuniting With Russia’s Vladimir This Week putin To demonstrate your vision for a viable alternative.
According to the Kremlin, Xi and Putin will hold their first personal meeting on Thursday since Russia invaded Ukraine, in a sign that Beijing views the ties as vital to countering the US. It will take place in Uzbekistan on the sidelines of a Chinese-founded security forum that gathers countries from India to Iran – a grouping aimed at accelerating the formation of a multipolar world.
Earlier, Xi will stop in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, where he unveiled what his Belt-and-Road trade-and-infrastructure plan would be nine years ago. That foreign-policy initiative has since become the focus of the US and its allies in the Group of Seven, which in June announced plans to raise $600 billion in funding so that low-income countries have an alternative to Chinese cash .
Both steps will reinforce Xi’s vision of a world where China can expand its interests without fearing the threat of economic or military pressure from the US. Chinese leaders will discuss the agenda next month at a biannual party congress during which he is expected to secure a third term as leader of the world’s second-largest economy.
“Xi Jinping is trying to redirect global affairs in a direction that de-centers Western institutions and fosters groups and institutions that support China,” said Trey MacArver, co-founder of research firm Trivium China. more conducive to his interests and worldview.” Xi’s meeting with Putin, he said, “sends a very clear signal that China continues to lean toward Russia in that conflict.”
The stakes are rising for both Xi and Putin, who in February declared a “no borders” friendship just weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. In recent days, Putin has seen Ukraine push back Russian forces and recapture large land, while Xi has been under pressure to adopt stronger measures to prevent Taiwan from escalating ties with the US and its allies.
China has so far refrained from doing anything that would subject it to US sanctions or help Russia win the war, even as Beijing offers diplomatic support to Putin and increases trade with its northern neighbor. Is. China’s interest in helping Russia appears to be more geared towards countering US moves, which could one day be used against Beijing.
In an article published in a Kazakh newspaper, Xi said the two countries should “jointly push for an international order that is more just and more equitable.” Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi used similar language earlier this week in a meeting with outgoing Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov.
“China has not taken steps to supply weapons or advanced electronics to Russia during the war,” said Ace Korhonen, head of research at the Bank of Finland’s Institute for Economies in Transition. “They are mindful of not violating these actions, at least not in an obvious way, so there are limits to what these so-called collaborators are willing to do.”
Moscow has sought to trumpet China’s support for the war. Last week it told Russian lawmakers, citing China’s No. 3 official Li Zhanshu, that while Beijing’s leader “fully understands the need for all measures taken by Russia aimed at protecting its core interests, we will provide our assistance.” are doing.”
Russia and China will intensify efforts to counter natoAccording to the TASS news agency, Lee also explained the expansion and campaign of the US-led campaign to keep the two countries under control. “We will fight together with their policy of hegemony and force,” it quoted him as saying. The comments were not reported by China’s foreign ministry or state media.
Putin attacked US-led democracies last week at an economic forum in the Russian port city of Vladivostok, whose participants included Myanmar’s sanctioned coup leader and the Indian prime minister. Narendra Modi, “Western countries are seeking to preserve tomorrow’s world order that benefits them and forces everyone to live by the infamous ‘rules’,” Putin said.
A similar sentiment is likely to be expressed at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting. The group, meeting on 15 and 16 September in the southeastern Uzbek city of Samarkand, accounts for 42% of the world’s population and 25% of global GDP.
at Nanyang Technological University. According to Raffaello Pantucci, a Senior Fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Xi’s presence on the stage will reinforce the idea of an alternative to US power that includes Western-aligned powers such as India and Turkey. Singapore. India has come closer to the US in recent years, particularly through the Quad Grouping which also includes Australia and Japan.
Although Shanghai Cooperation Organization There is more symbolism than substance, the economic ties within the group being important. As inflation rises around the world, Russia is a source of cheap energy for members such as India.
China’s trade ties with Moscow have expanded despite US sanctions since the war: Russia’s exports to China rose nearly 50% to $40.8 billion in the first five months of the year, IMF data shows. This includes large increases in oil and gas.
Russia’s gas exports to Europe still dwarf those of Asia. With only one pipeline built, flows into China are so far a fraction of its westward supply.
Putin aims to use talks with Xi to expand trade with China and get more industrial and technological imports to fill the hole left by the absence of Western goods due to sanctions, Moscow’s high Vasily Kashin, an expert on Russia-China relations, said. School of Economics. Chinese exports of cars, televisions and smartphones have helped fill a void in the form of an exodus of foreign brands to Russia.
China accounted for about 40% of its coal imports from Russia this year, according to customs data, as authorities face a domestic energy crisis, up from about 30% during the same period last year. China has also stripped Russian liquid-natural-gas shipments at a steep discount as most other importers avoid the fuel. According to ship-tracking data, LNG deliveries in August hit the highest level in nearly two years.
Politically, visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan also allow a comfortable environment for Xi to return to the international stage ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November. According to Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at SOAS University in London, Xi is prioritizing engagement with “friends and partners” rather than allowing the G-20 meeting his first overseas trip since the COVID lockdown.
“China and Xi can effectively set the agenda for this visit, something they cannot fix for the G20 summit,” he said. “The engagement with America and the West is not seen as of equal importance.”
According to the Kremlin, Xi and Putin will hold their first personal meeting on Thursday since Russia invaded Ukraine, in a sign that Beijing views the ties as vital to countering the US. It will take place in Uzbekistan on the sidelines of a Chinese-founded security forum that gathers countries from India to Iran – a grouping aimed at accelerating the formation of a multipolar world.
Earlier, Xi will stop in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, where he unveiled what his Belt-and-Road trade-and-infrastructure plan would be nine years ago. That foreign-policy initiative has since become the focus of the US and its allies in the Group of Seven, which in June announced plans to raise $600 billion in funding so that low-income countries have an alternative to Chinese cash .
Both steps will reinforce Xi’s vision of a world where China can expand its interests without fearing the threat of economic or military pressure from the US. Chinese leaders will discuss the agenda next month at a biannual party congress during which he is expected to secure a third term as leader of the world’s second-largest economy.
“Xi Jinping is trying to redirect global affairs in a direction that de-centers Western institutions and fosters groups and institutions that support China,” said Trey MacArver, co-founder of research firm Trivium China. more conducive to his interests and worldview.” Xi’s meeting with Putin, he said, “sends a very clear signal that China continues to lean toward Russia in that conflict.”
The stakes are rising for both Xi and Putin, who in February declared a “no borders” friendship just weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine. In recent days, Putin has seen Ukraine push back Russian forces and recapture large land, while Xi has been under pressure to adopt stronger measures to prevent Taiwan from escalating ties with the US and its allies.
China has so far refrained from doing anything that would subject it to US sanctions or help Russia win the war, even as Beijing offers diplomatic support to Putin and increases trade with its northern neighbor. Is. China’s interest in helping Russia appears to be more geared towards countering US moves, which could one day be used against Beijing.
In an article published in a Kazakh newspaper, Xi said the two countries should “jointly push for an international order that is more just and more equitable.” Top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi used similar language earlier this week in a meeting with outgoing Russian ambassador Andrey Denisov.
“China has not taken steps to supply weapons or advanced electronics to Russia during the war,” said Ace Korhonen, head of research at the Bank of Finland’s Institute for Economies in Transition. “They are mindful of not violating these actions, at least not in an obvious way, so there are limits to what these so-called collaborators are willing to do.”
Moscow has sought to trumpet China’s support for the war. Last week it told Russian lawmakers, citing China’s No. 3 official Li Zhanshu, that while Beijing’s leader “fully understands the need for all measures taken by Russia aimed at protecting its core interests, we will provide our assistance.” are doing.”
Russia and China will intensify efforts to counter natoAccording to the TASS news agency, Lee also explained the expansion and campaign of the US-led campaign to keep the two countries under control. “We will fight together with their policy of hegemony and force,” it quoted him as saying. The comments were not reported by China’s foreign ministry or state media.
Putin attacked US-led democracies last week at an economic forum in the Russian port city of Vladivostok, whose participants included Myanmar’s sanctioned coup leader and the Indian prime minister. Narendra Modi, “Western countries are seeking to preserve tomorrow’s world order that benefits them and forces everyone to live by the infamous ‘rules’,” Putin said.
A similar sentiment is likely to be expressed at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting. The group, meeting on 15 and 16 September in the southeastern Uzbek city of Samarkand, accounts for 42% of the world’s population and 25% of global GDP.
at Nanyang Technological University. According to Raffaello Pantucci, a Senior Fellow at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Xi’s presence on the stage will reinforce the idea of an alternative to US power that includes Western-aligned powers such as India and Turkey. Singapore. India has come closer to the US in recent years, particularly through the Quad Grouping which also includes Australia and Japan.
Although Shanghai Cooperation Organization There is more symbolism than substance, the economic ties within the group being important. As inflation rises around the world, Russia is a source of cheap energy for members such as India.
China’s trade ties with Moscow have expanded despite US sanctions since the war: Russia’s exports to China rose nearly 50% to $40.8 billion in the first five months of the year, IMF data shows. This includes large increases in oil and gas.
Russia’s gas exports to Europe still dwarf those of Asia. With only one pipeline built, flows into China are so far a fraction of its westward supply.
Putin aims to use talks with Xi to expand trade with China and get more industrial and technological imports to fill the hole left by the absence of Western goods due to sanctions, Moscow’s high Vasily Kashin, an expert on Russia-China relations, said. School of Economics. Chinese exports of cars, televisions and smartphones have helped fill a void in the form of an exodus of foreign brands to Russia.
China accounted for about 40% of its coal imports from Russia this year, according to customs data, as authorities face a domestic energy crisis, up from about 30% during the same period last year. China has also stripped Russian liquid-natural-gas shipments at a steep discount as most other importers avoid the fuel. According to ship-tracking data, LNG deliveries in August hit the highest level in nearly two years.
Politically, visits to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan also allow a comfortable environment for Xi to return to the international stage ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November. According to Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at SOAS University in London, Xi is prioritizing engagement with “friends and partners” rather than allowing the G-20 meeting his first overseas trip since the COVID lockdown.
“China and Xi can effectively set the agenda for this visit, something they cannot fix for the G20 summit,” he said. “The engagement with America and the West is not seen as of equal importance.”