Key takeaways:
- Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement expressing the need to “respect legitimate security concerns of all countries”
- The visit is seen as a sign of the growing ties between China and Russia
- China is now a major player in international affairs
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his state visit to Moscow this week, standing shoulder to shoulder with Russian President Vladimir Putin just days after an international arrest warrant was issued for the Russian leader for alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
The two leaders signed a joint statement expressing the need to “respect legitimate security concerns of all countries,” a move seen as a swipe at Western nations that have helped Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion, including the U.S.
The visit was highly choreographed and came at a critical moment of Russia’s quagmire war in Ukraine and of Beijing’s emergence as a great power whose influence now stretches far beyond Asia.
Washington, however, poured scorn on the idea of China as a peacemaker in Ukraine, accusing Xi of offering diplomatic cover to a thuggish Russian leader. The U.S.-led NATO alliance of the West has been a counterforce to the visit, with the two sides having different views on the conflict.
The visit is seen as a sign of the growing ties between China and Russia, and the two countries have vowed to continue strengthening their strategic partnership. It is unclear how the visit will affect the situation in Ukraine, but it is clear that China is now a major player in international affairs.
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